Wizards 132, Hornets 116
KYLE KUZMA: You've got to give some credit to the bench because they played phenomenal tonight, did a great job at a time of night, whether it was Gallo, Bilal playing against their line, giving us some boost, Shamet big three gave us a boost. Those guys were huge for us, and they propelled the win for us.
Q. I wanted to ask you about (indiscernible). How could he grow in this roster?
KYLE KUZMA: I really love how we closed in the first half with him out there. I think he just adds more spacing out there. Guys can't really hug up. He's a proven vet. He's played in the Playoffs. He played on -- every team he's played on has been a winning team. He brings that element to this organization, ballclub.
Q. What do you guys have to do playing the same opponent Friday to get ready for an in-season tournament game, kind of bounce back against them after being on the road for a while?
KYLE KUZMA: It's going to be a tough game. We just played them, and coming of probably a 10-day road trip, that first game back is always a little grouchy. We've got to bring it. We've got to be ready, and it's huge. It's an in-season tournament game.
Even beyond that, it's a really pivotal game for us because if we can get a win, we can feel really good about ourselves going into Toronto, Brooklyn and Dallas.
Q. City edition uniforms for the first time on Friday. Any thoughts on wearing those for the first time?
KYLE KUZMA: Yeah, I'm really excited to wear black. Yeah, I'm excited to wear black.
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