Washington Wizards Selling: Dedication Hats by Danny Avdia/washwizardsil
Danny Avdia's good personal season in the NBA continued tonight (between Saturday and Sunday), when the Israeli finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds, along with 5 assists, in his team's tight 109:112 win over Toronto.
Avdia looked great in the opening and reached 21 points at the end of the first three quarters.
In the last one he weakened, and even missed two fateful free throws, but his team survived and celebrated a second victory in a row - only the third time this season.
The Israeli already has ten games in a row with 14 points or more - the longest streak of his career.
Since the beginning of February, he played 19 games, and in only two of them did he score less than 13 points.
It was the fourth double-double during the month of March and 13th overall this season - like Kevin Durant, Andre Drummond, Pascal Siakam and Daniel Gafford, and more names like Devin Booker, Aaron Gordon, Jamal Murray, Zion Williamson, Kristaps Porzingis, Shay Gilge S. Alexander, Anthony Edwards, Draymond Green, Donovan
Mitchell, Jimmy Butler, Jaylen Brown, Deron Fox and many others.
Evidence of the new weight Avdia has taken on in Brian Keefe's attack can be found in the shots per game column - in November he recorded 9.5 of these per evening, in December 8.5, in January 9.7, in February 13.1, and in March 13.4.
Tonight, for example, he threw no less than 19 times from the field - second only to the wonderful explosion against New Orleans (43 points, 13 of 24 from the field).
Efficiency may not have been at its peak tonight (8-for-19 from the field, 3-for-8 from the field, 3-for-6 from the free throw line), but Washington continues to put the ball in the hands of its point forward, and good things are happening.
"I believe in him, so we're definitely giving him the ball more," coach Keefe said.
"Part of that is also his rebounds - he launches explosive attacks, and his ability to gallop forward, reach the ring - whether for himself or past his friends - is great."
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"It was a dirty game, both teams played well," Avdia concluded.
"We struggled for certain moments, but we stayed together until the end. It's a good victory."
While Avdia weakened in the last quarter, Jordan Paul actually heated up and scored 14 of his 18 points to close things out.
In the absence of Tyus Jones, Paul took the job of concentration and finished with 12 assists - a season high, in a season in which he only gives out 3.8 of them.
"Danny was huge," Pargan said at the end.
Avdia complimented back and said: "Paul was great. We need him, he is one of our best creators and when he flourishes, we all flourish. He has a big part in the victory."
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