Washington continues to achieve important victories, precisely in a slightly less good personal period of Danny Avdia.
The Wizards beat Toronto tonight (between Thursday and Friday) 108:119 at home, celebrated their sixth win in the last nine games, and tied with the Raptors ranked ninth in the Eastern Conference, improving their record to 30 wins against 32 losses.
After in the previous game the Wizards also beat the 8th ranked Atlanta, who is now only one game away from them, the chances of the playoffs seem alive and well, and the consolidation in the top ten that leads to at least a play-in, continues.
Washington got back Kristaps Porzingis, who missed the last two games with an injury, relegating Danny Abadia back to the bench.
Either way, it didn't change much in regards to the offensive contribution of the Israeli forward, who recorded a third game in a row with a number of single-digit points.
Avdia got 28 minutes and recorded 6 points during that time with 2 of 7 from the field and 0 of 3 outside the arc, along with 2 of 3 from the penalty box.
He also added 9 rebounds, 3 assists and a block, so at least in non-scoring aspects, he had something to contribute.
He came back, and took Avdia down to the bench.
Porzingis with Danny (Photo: Reuters)
The Raptors, who came to Washington with a record of 8 wins in the last ten games, had to chase the home team almost throughout the game.
Kyle Kuzma scored the Wizards' first 10 points to lead them to a quick double-digit lead, and Washington trailed by 9 at halftime. Toronto made some comeback noises early in the third quarter, but another run by Washington helped them open a 19-point gap, and they never looked back. .
Kyle Kuzma returned to being the leading scorer for the Wizards as he finished with 30 along with 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Kristaps Porzingis returned well with 25 points of his own, and Daniel Gafford continued his excellent form since returning from the layoff and contributed 18. Bradley Beal came into the game after setting a season high in points , settled for 15.
At least the team wins.
Avdia in front of Achiva (Photo: Reuters)
On the other side, OJ Anunovy starred with 26 and Vykov Flatel finished with 23, 13 rebounds and 4 assists, but the Raptors suffered from a lukewarm offensive day by Pascal Siakam (13 points with 6 of 16 from the field) and Fred VanVleet (14 with 5 -17).
The Wizards and the Raptors will meet again in the same hall for the second time in 48 hours, on the night between Saturday and Sunday.
A victory for Washington will raise it to ninth place at the expense of the direct rival for the playoff battles.
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