Precious Achiuwa

55-point, “double nickel” performances from the New York Knicks’ All-Star guard quickly became too much for the Wizards to handle, but long before the scoreboard told that story, Precious Achiuwa was busy cashing in on second quarter transition opportunities. Energetic, as always, with New York hoping to translate a turnover into an open-floor score, Achiwua turns himself into a blur, darting the floor to add some size to New York’s three-on-three transition run. Suddenly airborne, and ready to collect one of the 2024-25 season’s great poster jams, the fifth-year big gives Kyshawn George an old-fashioned “welcome to the league” moment if there weren’t one before, forcing home a powerful one-handed flush. In December 28, 2024’s four-point overtime win over the Washington Wizards, buckets of every type proved much-needed. Achiuwa provided a replayable one of his own, finishing with three points, seven rebounds, and two assists.