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In the United States they analyzed: "Doncic wanted to avoid loss, but also punished him"
Washington broke a streak of five losses in the Dallas hall with 114: 120, in the capital treated the matchup in defense: "It is possible that the Mavericks gave respect to the Israeli"
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Sunday, 28 November 2021, 09:10
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Washington Wizards players train ahead of game against Orlando (from Washington's Twitter)
After five straight losses in the Dallas Hall of Fame, the Washington Wizards came out tonight (Saturday through Sunday) with an impressive 114: 120 away win over the Mavericks.
Danny Abdia contributed seven points, a rebound and an assist in 19 minutes, but as usual in recent times, this time too he aroused interest mainly on the defensive side, where he was given one of the most difficult tasks in the NBA today - keeping Luka Doncic.
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Wizards coach Wes Ansald Jr. said even before the game that Abdia would occasionally keep the Slovenian superstar, and that is indeed what happened.
"One of the intriguing matchups before the game was Doncic against Abdia, who is building a good name for himself on the defensive side. The Israeli is about the same size as the Slovenian and was also selected in the draft after playing in the Euroleague," analyzed NBC.
Had to make a lot of exchanges.
Abdia vs. Hardaway Jr. (Photo: Reuters)
"Unfortunately for those who were waiting to see the matchup, it seemed that whenever Abdia kept Doncic the Mavericks released him with a block. Abdia often had to make substitutions and keep other players, and when he stayed with Doncic, the Slovenian Punished him with a three. "
The Mavericks star may not have come out a winner, but he did record a nice stat line of 33 points (13 from 25 from the field), ten assists and four rebounds.
As mentioned, keeping Doncic was far from simple for the Israeli forward, but he can see the fact that Dallas tried to "separate" the two as no small compliment.
"The Mavericks like to pick and roll when Doncic leads a ball," NBC wrote, "but there may also be a sign of respect for Abdia here in that they were so active in trying to make substitutions. Doncic may have seen Abdic as someone worthwhile." Avoid it whenever possible. "
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