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Gafford and Avdia against Atlanta (Reuters)
Danny Avdia is not really doing well against Atlanta and also for Washington who suffered a second consecutive loss against the Hawks tonight (between Friday and Saturday). After scoring only two points in 23 minutes on Thursday, this time the Israeli forward finished with five points (2-for-5 from the field), six rebounds and three assists in 18 minutes in a 107:114 win in the US capital. Avdia also finished with a The lowest plus/minus on the floor: -19.
For the Wizards (36:31) it was their fourth loss in the last five games and they are in 10th place in the Eastern Conference with a half-game advantage over Chicago, while Atlanta (33:34) is in eighth place. As mentioned, this was the second victory of the Hawks over Washington in the last three days and it happened, among other things, thanks to a decisive three-pointer by Trey Young with 1:17 left on the clock.
The Hawks led by 13 in the last quarter before Washington started to close the gap which was 106:104 before Young’s three-pointer. Later, Bradley Beal missed a three-point deficit and Dejonta Murray closed the game from the free throw line with 12.7 seconds left.
Young was the man for Atlanta with 28 points and nine assists, DeAndre Hunter added 18 points, Murray 16, Bogdan Bogdanovic 15 and Sadik Bey 14. Beal led Washington with 27 points, Kristaps Porzingis (nine rebounds) scored 22, Kyle Kuzma 17, Daniel Gafford 13 and Delon Wright 10.
End result against Atlanta
Bill 27 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists
Porzingis 22 points, 9 rebounds
Kuzma 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
Avdia 5 points, 6 rebounds, 3 aces
pic.twitter.com/THHjdn9WP8— Washington Wizards (@washwizardsil) March 11, 2023
