Washington players celebrate Danny Avdia's 23rd birthday/from Washington Wizards Twitter
Dani Avdia's celebratory evening unfolded exactly as one would expect.
Washington celebrated tonight (between Wednesday and Thursday) a Jewish heritage night at the home game against the Los Angeles Clippers, including tributes and special treatment to the Israeli forward who, in honor of the occasion, also received a special doll in his likeness.
On the floor, the balance of power was well felt and the Clippers recorded a 109:125 victory after a one-sided second half.
It was the sixth win in the last seven games for the Clippers, who went 15:31 and continue to look like one of the strongest teams in the NBA in recent times.
Washington, for its part, fell to the ground after a rare streak of two victories, and its season record now stands at 38:9.
Avdia started with the five as usual, got 26 minutes and finished with 13 points (5 of 11 from the field, 1 of 2 from three, 2 of 3 from the penalty), 5 rebounds, 3 assists, a steal, a block and two turnovers.
In his minutes on the floor, Washington was outscored by 33 - the fewest on the team.
Avdia did return to scoring in double figures after dropping to 9 in the previous game, but in the big picture, the small drop in his minutes and output since Brian Keefe has been on the lines continues, and in the four games under him he did not get more than 26 minutes, and did not score more than 13 points .
The doll modeled after Abdia, including the unforgettable outfit
Back to double digits.
Avdia/Reuters
Without Paul George missing, the Clippers struggled a bit in the first half.
Bilal Koulibaly, who started with the five at the expense of the sick Jordan Paul, showed sparks and, together with Kyle Kuzma, helped the Wizards stay within touching distance, with the first quarter ending with a minimum lead of 3 points for the Clippers, and at the break, the visitor's lead was only 6.
In the third quarter, Kawhi Leonard and James Harden took over the business, leading a 19:40 run with dominant and exciting minutes (including an assist by Harden between Abdia's legs) and actually secured the victory, when the margin reached 30.
Avdia finished the game with a friend hug to Russell Westbrook, the mentor from the rookie season, but again went down defeated.
not powers.
Kawai in front of Abdia/GettyImages, Patrick Smith
Kawhi Leonard led the winner's scoring list with 31 points along with 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, James Harden assisted with 25, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks.
On the other hand, Kyle Kuzma was the standout in Washington's ranks with 27 points, and Bilal Coulibaly thrilled in his second career game in the top five with 19.
Avdia and the Wizards will take to the floor next time on the night between Friday and Saturday, when they will host the runner-up Miami.
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