Washington had a great opportunity tonight (Saturday through Sunday) to record a fourth straight win, but the missing Portland came to the United States capital and surprised it with 115: 110. Danny Abdia recorded another fairly quiet game, which included 6 points (2 of 6 from the field, 1 of 4 from three, 1 of 2 from the penalty spot), 4 rebounds, a steal and a loss in 20 minutes. The Wizards dropped to a 21:22 balance, while the visitors from Oregon achieved only a third win in 17 away games this season and rose to 25:17.
In the absence of Damien Lillard, C.J. McCollum (who will return in two days after an absence of more than a month) and Norman Powell, the Trailblazers’ new hit once again showed star sparks and set the tone with the first half to the Pantheon. Lillard’s replacement, 22-year-old Anfrani Simmons, exploded in the first half with 26 points (7 of 10 from three) and 6 assists en route to 31 and 11 assists at the end. Simmons, by the way, equaled Wesley Matthews’ club record with his seven threes in the first half.
Abdia’s only points in the first half came after he took a return ball and led it all the way to a step and a half on the other side, and after 24 minutes Portland led 57:68 thanks to the same Simmons performance. The Wizards without Bradley Bill played weak and messy basketball with 20 turnovers (compared to 20 assists), peaking at 18 points and failing to get out of the pit in time.
A basket by Cantavius Caldwell Pop shrank to 109: 102 about two minutes and a quarter to go, but Simmons answered from the side and reached 30 points. Spencer Dinwiddie sniped two threes that reduced the difference to just four, but the clock ran out for Washington and Portland closed out interest from the line. Even before the comeback attempt in the fourth quarter, Abdia hit a three and was accurate once from the line in the third quarter. For the Israeli, this is the seventh game in a row with a single-digit number of points.
Simmons was assisted by Yusuf Norkich (23 points and 14 rebounds), Nasir Little (18) and Robert Covington (15 alongside 9 rebounds and 4 rebounds), while the losing scores were led by Spencer Dinvidi with 27 and 7 assists. . Kyle Kozma scored 16 and dropped 12 rebounds, Montreux Harle contributed 16 of his own on 80% of the bench and Corey Kispert again opened with a five and scored 13 with 7 rebounds. On Monday at 21:00 Israel time – Washington will host Philadelphia and Joel Ambide.
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