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From a personal point of view, this is exactly the kind of comeback Danny Abedia dreamed of - after three games out due to a heel injury, the Israeli returned to the floor, looked excellent and recorded his fourth double-double in the last month - this time 15 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists.
But in Washington, as in Washington, this was not enough for victory either - the Wizards did stretch the Lakers, but they kicked the bucket time and time again, losing 134:131 and thus, after losing 13 in a row, closed a particularly dismal month of February without a single win, and with 12 losses.
Washington even overtook Detroit (the worst team in the league since November 13) and became the team with the weakest record in the league (50:9), with the next opportunity to stop the snowball coming on Sunday, against the Clippers.
Avdia looked good right from the start - he finished the first quarter with 8 points and reached a double-double already in the third quarter.
In the last quarter and overtime, he was less involved offensively, then, 40 minutes to the end, with the Lakers leading 131:133, the Israeli entered the paint, pushed LeBron and saw the referees whistle for a foul on the king's duty.
The shocked James came in with claims, Darwin Hamm used his challenge, and the decision was reversed.
It was a move that well represented Washington's offensive stagnation in overtime — its last points there with 3:50 left, and then came: Kyle Kuzma foul, Jordan Paul turnover, Paul foul, Avdia turnover, Paul turnover And Kuzma's sin.
In total - five fouls and two turnovers in the last 3:50 minutes of overtime.
"It took so much Washington bullshit for the Lakers to steal this game," tweeted journalist Sam Quinn.
"I say this from a place of love - no team has ever produced such entertaining moments. I am stunned by these Wizards."
"I think we were excellent," coach Brian Keefe insisted.
"We played 53 solid minutes tonight, we competed, we moved the ball - we just didn't win."
Jordan Paul added: "I'm proud of our guys. I had a good look at the end of regulation, I'd take that shot again."
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Still, the Israeli can be encouraged by the high capacity.
The DC Sports Buzz Twitter account, which covers sports in the capital, said: "It's a very good sign that Avdia is delivering a 15/15/5 game and it looks almost like a quiet game for him. He's just a winning player, will be exciting to see his improvement in the coming seasons ".
On the winning side, LeBron James was only 9 points away from 40 thousand points in his career, and he will reach this wonderful milestone on the night between Saturday and Sunday, when he meets the champion Denver.
"It's a tough league," he said.
"We met a young and fighting team, which doesn't have much to play for, but it shows a lot of energy and speed. We needed 53 minutes to complete the task."
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