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9 points and 9 rebounds for Danny Abdia, Washington still without a win
In Westbrook’s absence, the young Israeli was much more involved, recording his best game since the start of the season, coming close to a double-double and adding 3 assists and two steals, but saw the Wizards drop a 17-point lead in the final quarter and lose 120-113 to Orlando.
Bill's 29 were not saved
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Monday, 28 December 2020, 06:12
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Danny Abdia scores threes in the warm-up before the game against Orlando (from Twitter)
It started out excellent, and ended with a sour taste.
The Washington Wizards and Danny Abdia tonight (Sunday through Monday) suffered a third loss from three games in the opening of the NBA season, when they surrendered to Orlando at home for the second time in 48 hours, this time 120: 113.
Personally, it was Abdia's best game since the regular season opener, taking advantage of the absence of the dominant Russell Westbrook who was given a rest, to be much more involved in the attacking game, make more decisions, throw more - and make more mistakes.
Abdia finished the game with 9 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and one loss in 36 minutes, once again finishing as one of the team leaders in the plus / minus index and helping the Wizards win by 13 points in the minutes he was on the floor.
For a change, Abdia's shooting percentages were not particularly high.
He finished with 4 of 11 from the field (36.4%), including only 1 of 5 from the three, with his perfect balance from the field from the start of the season deteriorating.
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Looks great in the opening.
Abdia (Photo: Reuters)
From the start, it could be seen that Abdia arrived determined, aggressive and more active for the second game against the Magic, after 24 hours earlier he got involved in a foul problem and saw a lot of bench.
He sniped a three on his first shot, added a nice assist to a Thomas Bryant dunk, and on the defensive side avoided fouls.
In the second quarter that the Magic finished with a two-point lead, Abdia concentrated mostly on rebounds, helping the Wizards fill the vacuum that Westbrook left in this area.
Abdia and Washington's best minutes of the game were recorded in the third quarter, where the defense functioned well for a few minutes and allowed Blitz to help the home side open a promising double-digit gap, ending the third quarter with a 17-point lead.
The Wizards felt they were cruising to victory, Scott Brooks brought down the excellent Bradley Bill to the bench, and although Abdia tried to take on more in those minutes, he missed three times from the field and saw Merkel Poltz and Nikola Wojciech slowly bite into the difference.
Five minutes to the end, Abdia went down to the bench and did not return, with Troy Brown competing with him for minutes in the small forward position and looking good in the second half, getting the credit in place in the closing minutes.
Failed to stop the Magic's run in the final quarter.
Abdia (Photo: AP)
Brought Orlando back from a deep pit.
Merkel Poltz (Photo: AP)
To Washington's chagrin, Bill's return to the field also did not stop the momentum of Orlando, who once again took advantage of the Wizards' narcissistic defense in the final quarter to end the final quarter with a 19:43 run, and a 113-120 victory.
The Wizards were led by Bradley Bill with 29 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds, Raul Neto who stepped into Russell Westbrook's shoes assisted with a career-high 22 points alongside 5 assists, and the following in double digits for Scott Brooks were Thomas Bryant (16) and Troy Brown (12). ).
The Magic got an excellent game from Merkel Poltz and Terence Ross with 26 points each, and were supported by Owen Fournier (19) and Nikola Wojciech (15 and 8 rebounds) en route to a 0: 3 balance from the start of the season.
The Wizards, on the other hand, are still looking for a debut victory, having conceded no less than 250 points in 48 hours from the Magic.
They will look for their first win of the season on the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, when they host Chicago.
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