The Washington coach is impressed by the exciting night of Danny Abdia, who starred in the victory over the Magic: "He played with a lot of confidence. I would love to see him score 3-4 threes per game. I did not know it was the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel. My heart goes out to everyone who was injured" • Bill : "Russell yells at you not to throw, you will throw"
Danny Abdia hovers in front of Orlando, early in the morning
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The Washington Wizards and Danny Abdia managed to break the negative streak with a 116: 131 away win against Orlando early Thursday morning.
The Israeli rookie, who maintained his place in the top five, managed to impress with one of his best games in his short NBA career when in 30 minutes he contributed 16 points (6 from 10 from the field, 4 from 7 from three), 5 rebounds and also two assists.
And if that's not enough, Abdia finished with another impressive and encouraging figure - the highest plus / minus index in the group: +19.
The Israeli rookie, who came to the Emway Center in Orlando dressed in black with the caption "Remember" on the shoes for Holocaust Remembrance Day, also scored four threes, and continued with the positive change when in his last five games he threw from the field at least 10 times.
Danny Abdia arrived tonight in the hall in black and wrote on the shoes "Yizkor" pic.twitter.com/jOYmKPBaVW
- Washington Wizards (@washwizardsil) April 7, 2021
At the end of the game, coach Scott Brooks also had a hard time ignoring Danny's special evening: "We delivered the ball excellently tonight. Danny played with a lot of confidence. He smiles. He works very hard and in the last two weeks has taken another step in his development. Danny earned his place in the top five."
Scott added: "During the game I saw Danny smiling at one point and he said to me 'Coach, I'm having fun'. Abdia played with a lot of confidence. In the last two weeks he has taken another step in his development. He earned his place in the top five. I would love to see him score 3 "4 threes per game. He works hard and mentally strong. He will be a very good player in this league. I did not know it was the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day. My prayers go to those who have been harmed by it."
Lost to three.
First points against Orlando pic.twitter.com/2AApgEUCcn
- Washington Wizards (@washwizardsil) April 7, 2021
On the acclimatization period of Abdia in the league, the coach added: "Sometimes we all expect things to happen the fastest, as with other players in the league. Danny came here at 19 and I just don't coach him like he is 19. There will be ups and downs for everyone, and he would too."
Bradley Bill, who returned after a five-game absence and contributed 26 points, also complimented Abdia: "Danny was aggressive and confident from the day he came to us. It's in his nature to lead a ball. That's what I like about him. He learns what points on the pitch to reach, where Russell likes to penetrate .
