Six days after losing at home, the Washington Wizards and Danny Abdia hosted tonight (Friday through Saturday) at Chicago to seek revenge, but surrendered 130: 122 to one of the hottest teams in the league, which put together a ninth straight win. The Israeli provided eight points, a rebound and an assist in 19 minutes on the floor, this time starting on the bench. In addition, Philadelphia defeated San Antonio 100: 119, while Milwaukee recorded 109: 121 over Brooklyn.
Chicago (10:26) – Washington (20:19) 122: 130: The team from the capital suffered another loss and this time against the hot Eastern leader who is in great shape. Abdia as mentioned recorded eight points, rebounds, assists, steals and two losses in a game in which he received less credit than recently. Bradley Bill was the Wizards’ leading scorer with 26 points, Kyle Kozma added 21. On the other hand, Zac Lavin starred with 27 points, added to another 21 by Kobe White.
After the first quarter that ended in 32:37 for the Bulls, they went down to the break with 66:73. The trend continued in the second half and the host entered the decisive quarter with 95: 107. The Wizards tried to come back in the final minutes, but a 23:27 win in the last quarter was not enough to turn the bowl around. Ninth straight win for Chicago at the end.
Philadelphia (16:22) – San Antonio (23:15) 100: 119: Who if not Joel Ambid who was there again to arrange a victory for his teammates. This time the star provided 31 points and another 12 rebounds, while on the other hand 27 points by Jonathon Marie were not enough. Philly recorded a crushing first quarter that ended with a 19:39 lead and she went down to the locker room with 53:71. For the next two quarters the Spurs were not really able to bite into a gap that remained stable until the hosts’ victory.
Brooklyn (13:24) – Milwaukee (15:26) 121: 109: Yannis Antocompo starred as usual and led the Bucks with 31 points and nine more assists, added to Bobby Fortis’ 25 more points. On the other hand, Kevin Durant provided 29 points, seven assists and nine rebounds, which were not enough for his teammates. Milwaukee finished the first quarter with 21:29 and went down by a double-digit gap with 49:60. The gap grew as the minutes went by and stood at 18 points at the start of the last quarter, in which the Nets were unable to achieve a reversal.
Toronto (17:19) – Utah (11:28) 108: 122: A surprising victory for the Raptors, who enjoyed a celebration of Fred Van Wallit who ended the night with a big triple-double of 37 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds. On the other hand, Eric Pascal’s 29 points were not enough for the Jazz this time. The game was divided into two different halves: the start belonged to Utah who recorded 25:40 at the end of the first quarter and went down to the break with 49:62. In the third quarter, Toronto’s turnaround came thanks to a 30:45 run, and also in the decisive quarter they continued on their own with 16:28 which arranged for them a festive victory.
Oklahoma (13:25) – Minnesota (20:19) 135: 105: DiAngelo Russell led his teammates with 27 points added to another 24 by Anthony Edouers, while on the other hand Loganz Dort contributed 18 points. After 28:32 to Minnesota in the first quarter, they opened burners and went down to the break with 57:73. The visitors also achieved victory in the next two quarters when Oklahoma did not really threaten the gap that was only growing in favor of the Timberwolves.
Houston (29:11) – Dallas (18:21) 130: 106: Without Luka Doncic and Christophe Forzingis, the Mavericks recorded a win without much difficulty away. Tim Hardway led his teammates with 19 points, while Christian Wood provided 20 for the loser. In fact, the guest’s victory was achieved thanks to a crushing first quarter that ended at 23:43, when even at the break it fell by a margin of 20 points. The Rockets failed to come back from the pit and after a 20-yard tie in the decisive quarter, the signal was given for the Dallas celebrations against one of the league’s most disappointing teams this season.
Denver (18:18) – Sacramento (24:16) 111: 121: The great Nikola Jukic led his teammates with 33 points, while on the other hand Diaron Fox challenged with 30 points of his own. After 23:35 in the first quarter, Denver went down to the half with 54:66. The Kings did win the next two quarters, but only by a point each and that was too little for them on the way to a loss.
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