Something bad is happening to the Washington Wizards lately. The team from the capital recorded tonight (Thursday to Friday) a seventh loss in the last eight games (four consecutive losses), when it surrendered 118: 98 to the fiery Phoenix that refuses to stop. Danny Abdia finished the night with 14 points in 26 minutes on the floor and was unable to help his team avoid another loss. More in the NBA: Brooklyn celebrated Philadelphia, wins for Indiana and the New York Knicks.
Phoenix (5:23) – Washington (15:15) 98: 118: The Wizards, as mentioned, have been having a hard time rising in recent times, with the winner in a completely different trend and comparing her number of victories to that of Golden State. Abdia also added four rebounds, four assists and two steals to his 14 points. For the Israeli, it was the second game in a row in which he scored in double digits, after scoring 15 points against Sacramento. The loser’s leading scorer was Bradley Bill with 26 points. On the other hand, Jabail Maggie was the Suns’ leading scorer with 17 points, Diandra Eyton added 15.
After a first quarter that ended at 23:31 for Phoenix, it went down to the break with 50:62. Also in the third quarter the trend continued and the host did not allow its opponent to get too close with a 21:27 victory. In the decisive quarter, the Suns recorded 27:29, which arranged another victory for them. The Visers will hope to recover soon.
Brooklyn (8:21) – Philadelphia (15:15) 105: 114: A celebration of Kevin Durant, who finished the night with 34 points and 11 more rebounds, led the Nets to another win. Blake Griffin and Nick Claxton added 17 points each while Joel Ambide’s 32 points were not enough for Philly. The host took matters into her own hands from the start and after a first quarter that ended in 25:39 to her credit, she went down to the break with a promising 48:66. Philly returned a bit in the third quarter thanks to 19:31, but in the last quarter surrendered 29:26 which decided the fate of the game.
Indiana (18:13) – Detroit (23: 4) 113: 122: Charis Lewart led the Pacers with 31 points, while on the other hand Sedic Bay was the loser’s leading scorer with 28 points. After 29:32 to Indiana in the first quarter, at the break the result was 64:70 to her credit. The hosts did not allow their opponent to get close even in the third quarter where they recorded 27:33, of which Detroit was unable to come back in the final minutes.
Houston (20: 9) – New York Knicks (16:13) 116: 103: Emanuel Quickley (24 points) and Ivan Fournier (23) led the Knicks to another win, while Daniel Thiss scored 22 points and added 10 rebounds that were not enough. After 30:39 to New York at the end of the first quarter, for the break it went down with 51:57. In the third quarter Houston recorded 27:31, but it was too little when in the last minutes the guest returned to control matters and recorded 21:32 in the decisive quarter.
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