"The risk paid off": Washington compliments Danny Abdia's "huge move" - ​​voila! sport

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Danny Avdia was in doubt for tonight's game (between Tuesday and Wednesday) due to back pain, which caused him to miss two consecutive games.

In doing so, his streak of 114 consecutive games in which Avdia took part was interrupted - one of the longest streaks in the league.

But in the end, the Israeli recovered, was available to Washington against Philadelphia, and was a crucial part of the surprising victory of the Wizards, 111:116.

The statistical line is not unusual - Avdia came off the bench on the way to 20 minutes, 7 points and 3 rebounds, but in the decisive moments he delivered the goods.

With 23 seconds to go, he stopped Joel Embiid with a steal-doubt block, then added two accurate free throws that sealed the deal.

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"It was a big moment," complimented Kristaps Porzingis.

"Danny is at his best when he plays instinctively. It's a bit risky, throwing hands against a player like Embiid or James Harden, but in this case the risk paid off."

"I saw that Daniel Gafford needed help," said the Israeli.

"I think I'm very good at grabbing the balls like that. I was focused, I was in the right place at the right time, I went for the ball and it was an excellent move that helped us win."

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Avdia did lose his place in the top five - Wes Anseld chose to open with a high front line of Kyle Kuzma, Porzingis and Gafford in front of Embiid - but "he liked what he saw from Avdia", according to the NBC network.

"It was a huge move," the coach said.

"Back injuries are always tricky, I saw Danny training in the morning, I was a little worried about his ability to be physical in the game but he was good."

"I'm a little tired, I won't lie," Avdia said at the end.

"I was gone for five days, so it throws you a little off balance."

About his streak ending, he said: "My body signaled to me that I need to take a game or two off. Let's start a new streak, I can't wait to break it."

won compliments.

Avdia with Anseld (Photo: Reuters)

In doing so, another streak was interrupted for him - Philadelphia's winning streak, which stopped at eight.

"They are a good team," Embiid complimented.

"They are better than their record, but that's no excuse for us to lose to them. We just didn't bring it tonight. I was bad in the last two minutes, it's on me."

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