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Fourth straight win for Washington, 8 points and 6 rebounds for Abdia
The impressive season opener continues: the Wizards defeated Orlando 92: 104 away without Bradley Bill and remained in first place in the East, after a one-sided game.
Abdia displayed good ability in 18 minutes from the bench, again received a special defensive task and finished with the best plus / minus index on the field
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Sunday, 14 November 2021, 06:15
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Washington Wizards players train ahead of game against Orlando (from Washington's Twitter)
Washington is proving game after game that it deserves a place at the top of the East.
The Wizards recorded a fourth straight win tonight (Saturday through Sunday), 92: 104 over Orlando away, and climbed to a balance of nine wins and three losses that leaves them in first place in the conference, with a half-game advantage over Brooklyn lurking behind.
Even without Bradley Bill absent from the game following the death of his grandmother and without the injured Davis Bartans, the Wizards did not have much difficulty against one of the weakest teams in the NBA, and continued to do what they do best this season - dropping the opponent below 100 points for the fifth time this season. To the one they achieved throughout last season).
Danny Abdia was once again an integral part of the victory, and this time also presented an effective offensive game.
He got 18 minutes off the bench and finished with 8 points (3 of 4 from the field including 2 of 3 of the three), 6 rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and losses, again helping the Wizards bring a turn on the defensive side, and this time also finishing with a plus / minus index. The best in the group with 22+.
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The sequence no longer seems accidental.
Abdia with Dinwidi and Harel (Photo: GettyImages, Michael Reaves)
Another double-double.
Kyle Kozma (Photo: Reuters)
The Wizards opened the game in a slightly stuttering manner, but 15:12 behind in the first quarter Wes Ansald Jr. took a timeout, from which he returned with Abdia, Monterz Harrell and Raul Neto off the bench, during which he brought about the change.
These three led a 0:20 run, the advantage increased to double digits towards the halfway mark, and in front of a young team with a low breaking point like the Magic, it was enough to keep it until the end, when even a weak fourth quarter (22:33 to Orlando) did not really threaten The victory of the guest.
Abdia, who was attached in defense to Terence Ross, the Magic's most effective attacking player, also showed good defense and for a change also showed confidence on the offensive side, scoring two threes (the most in a single game this season) and adding another beautiful shot from half distance.
Spencer Dinwidi was the leading scorer in the ranks of Washington with 23 points along with 11 rebounds and 6 assists, Kyle Kozma recorded another double-double with 17, 10 rebounds and also two blocks, and Monterz Harrell continued to deliver the goods off the bench with 20 points, 6 rebounds and a career high of 7 assists.
On the other hand, Cole Anthony led the Magic with 22 points and 8 assists, Wendell Carter Jr. contributed 17 and Memo Bamba had 14, 17 rebounds and 3 blocks.
This time was also effective on offense.
Abdia (Photo: Official Website, from the official website of the Washington Wizards)
Fifth game since the beginning of the season with less than 100 points of the opponent.
Wes Ansald Jr. (Photo: GettyImages, Michael Reaves)
The Wizards' next goal: to continue the momentum and also beat New Orleans on the night between Monday and Tuesday, in a game that, if marked V, will celebrate the opening of the best franchise season since the 1974/75 season.
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