Danny Abdia and Washington went on to prove tonight (Saturday through Sunday) that their successful season opener is really not a passing episode, when they sent another statement of intent, this time with an impressive 114: 120 away win, over Dallas and Luka Doncic, who was their first in the hall in Texas For the past five years.
The Israeli forward received 19 minutes from the bench, during which he scored seven points and added one more return ball and a single assist. Bradley Bill (26 points) and Kyle Rozema (22) led the winner from the capital, while on the other side Doncic finished with a double-double of 33 points and 10 assists, but did not get enough help from his teammates in the face of the Wizards’ team game.
The first quarter was completely defenseless and ended in 36:41 for the visitors, but in the second quarter the Mavericks raised the level of aggression and kept Abdia and his teammates on only 20 points. The game remained close until the last moments and 1:34 to the end of a three by Kozma raised the Wizards to 109: 112. Doncic did not give up and shrank to 116: 114 23 seconds to go, but here Dallas has already stopped. The visitors raised their tally to 7:13 with a second straight win, the Mavericks were left with a lone win in five games and dropped to a balance of 8:10.
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