This time Danny Abdia surrenders on defense, Washington coach again hints: "Whistle against him easily"

"Wonderful display in defense" or helplessness?

The Wizards' Israeli succumbed to Druzen's deception and came out with 6 fouls, Ansald admits he had a hard time ("It's never good to commit a foul on a jump shot") and continues to believe in him: "He will get better in the future."

Druzen on the victory basket: "Like a dream"

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02/01/2022

Sunday, 02 January 2022, 09:02 Updated: 09:12

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Danny Abdia after his season-high record against Utah (Wizards official website)

A great battle in Washington ended tonight (Saturday through Sunday) with a big Chicago win, 119: 120 over the Wizards, after a winning basket by Bulls star Damar Druzen, who only last night scored a three-pointer on the buzzer against Indiana and completed a perfect 24 hours against the Wizards.

Washington led by 12 points at the break, Chicago shrank and came back, Kyle Kozma scored a three 3.3 seconds to go that set 117: 119 for Washington, but as mentioned, Drusen was the one to decide and finished with 28 points, when at the end the camera focused on the stunned Washington players, especially Danny Abdia.

Zack Levine also excelled in Chicago with 35 points.

Bradley Bill opened as a center and finished with 27 points and a career-high 17 assists, Kozma scored 29 points (12 from 18 from the field) and added 12 rebounds, Daniel Gaford scored 19 (9 from 10 from the field) and scored 8 rebounds, the Wizards dominated the color with a significant advantage (30:72) But that was not enough.

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Washington surrendered to Drusen's dramatic victory basket, 10 points to Abdia

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Danny Abdia after the loss to Chicago (Photo: screenshot, from the TV broadcasts)

Danny Abdia after the loss to Chicago (Photo: screenshot, from the TV broadcasts)

Drusen, who became the first player in NBA history to score a winning basket night after night, said: "It's amazing, especially when it's done in away games ... I do not know if I'm dreaming now or it's real. You rip your ass off, and you realize that if you If you are in this situation, you must try to take advantage of it. "

Losing coach Wes Ansald Jr. complimented Drusen: "It was a beauty move, he had a good guard. It hurts to lose like that."

Bradley Bill said at the end: "We played strong, but Damar all season shows MVP ability. We did a good job, but they made one more move that was decisive."

Bill who recorded a career-high 17 assists: "I played coordinator, and tried to find the available player. It was surprising, and that's what happens in the league, a lot of absentees, and I had to run the game."

Kozma: "There was a great fight, we fought all night, gave a nice game, and I'm proud of everyone who played. But SHIT HAPPENS. Damar told me after the game 'Hold me the beer' ... We shared the ball, handed over and looked for the free man, "We did a good job on defense as well, we played in a fun way lately. There were some whistles against us, but Zack and Damar prevailed, with hard shots. We made some mistakes, but we are a confident bunch."

Danny Abdia finished with 10 points in 34 minutes, and again got tough defensive tackles, and this time a little hard. Abdia finished with 6 fouls, 4 of them in the final quarter, which gave Chicago a few free throws after the Israeli succumbed to the deception of Druzen, who bounced Abdia and squeezed an offense and went to the line. One whistle seemed a bit borderline, but the Washington coach did not challenge it. The Washington Post wrote about the Israeli that he "gave another wonderful display on defense, when he successfully bothered players like Druzen, Levin and Wojciech."

Whistles too light.

Abdia (Photo: GettyImages, G Fiume)

"I do not know if I am dreaming now or if it is real."

Drusen (Photo: GettyImages, G Fiume)

Wes Ansald Jr. was asked what Danny Abdia can learn from guarding Damar Druzen, and replied: "Understand what he is, and how he plays, and what he is trying to achieve. He (Druzen) is tough, moves a lot, scores, and a young player must stay focused. Hard".

4 offenses were burned against Abdia in just the last quarter, and the coach knows: "There were hard whistles against him, and he gets them easily. You have to put your body right, show right where your hands are, react in time, give yourself a chance to interfere with the shot. "Amp shot, and that's not a good thing, especially a player like him, who is misleading and makes you jump, and we hope that this is a moment he will learn from, and he will be ready for the future."

Bradley Bill said of Abdia: "Danny is solidifying his identity as an actor, he's gaining confidence and getting better. He's one of the best guards we have."

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