Washington improved its balance to 34:29 early Monday morning, and is already in tenth place in the East, leading to a play-in following 123: 133 over Indiana.
Danny Abdia continued his good period, this time with 10 points (3 from 8 from the field, 4 from 4 from the line), 7 rebounds, 3 assists in 31 minutes.
And if that's not enough, the Israeli forward was also responsible for one of the highlights of the game when 1:48 minutes to the end he led an outburst, finding Kristaps Forzingis drowning in the Hall of Fame, which bounced the entire crowd at Capital Van Arena.
The one who made a particularly successful debut in the Wizards uniform is the Latvian chin, Kristaps Forzingis, who rained 25 points in his first game for the team and actually played for the first time since the trade in question at the end of January.
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- Washington Wizards 🇮🇱 (@washwizardsil) March 7, 2022
After the victory, Washington had a hard time ignoring the successful cooperation between the Israeli and the Latvian in their first game together.
NBC reporter Chase Hughes certainly managed to impress and tweeted: "The course of the game: the hal-hop between Danny and Forzingis - this duo has a lot of potential, these are great early signs of a joint game between them."
Play of the game: Deni Avdija finds Kristaps Porzingis for an emphatic alley-oop.
Great early signs from their two-man game.
Lots of potential.
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- Chase Hughes (@ChaseHughesNBCS) March 7, 2022
Forzingis also returned to All-Hop with Danny and explained: "I got a great delivery from Danny and I'm waiting for many more moments like this in Washington. It was a great game and moment, everyone searched and also found me. The truth is mine and Danny didn't even have a chance to train together so we did not work on "It was before the game. He just handed it to me and I finished the dunk. It was a big move for Danny. This move helped us secure the victory."
ניDani Abdia in victory over the Pacers: 10 points (3 from 8 from the field, 4 from 4 from the line), 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 31 minutes pic.twitter.com/vuiQ2cuuU1
- Washington Wizards 🇮🇱 (@washwizardsil) March 7, 2022
Wizards coach Wes Ansald Jr. also commented on the Latvian's fitness and partnership with Abdia: “I definitely enjoyed seeing Forzingis' collaboration with Abdia and Kyle Kozma.
I loved this combination.
"Forzingis gives our opponent a lot of shots and he definitely adds and will give us a lot of strength on defense."
Kristaps Porzingis has not always been a fan of the nickname "Unicorn," but now he embraces it and tries to play like one on the court.
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- NBC Sports Wizards (@NBCSWizards) March 7, 2022
On Abdia's current fitness: "It's no secret that every player has ups and downs, especially with young players. We all here believe in Danny and his teammates also believe in him. We all want him to stay aggressive and use his strong stuff. I loved that he tried to drown today in penetration. It is doubtful that everything is a matter of security. "
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