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Danny Avdia. The best game of his career (Reuters)
The best game in Dani Avdia’s career. The Israeli continued the tremendous ability from the last games and tonight (between Tuesday and Wednesday) exploded against Boston, equaling a career record and swept Washington to a tremendous 111:130. The forward was the player who played the most of the two teams (37 minutes) and scored 25 points (10/16 from the field), pulled down 10 rebounds, gave 5 assists and stole 1 ball.
Although the Wizards’ season will probably end without a playoff, when the distance from Chicago, which is in tenth place in the Eastern Conference, is still great, there is no doubt that the last period is very encouraging for Avdia. This is the first time in his NBA career that Danny has scored 15+ points in five consecutive games, with his averages during this period: 18.4 points (63.8% from the field and 47.6% from three), 9.6 rebounds, 5.4 assists and a steal.
The injured Bradley Beal and Kyle Kuzma were joined tonight by Daniel Gafford and Avdia continued to receive the credit in the top five. After a tight first quarter that ended 23:29 for the Wizards, Danny warmed up in the second quarter and scored on penetration and outside the arc and his team went into the break with a 51:64 advantage. The difference continued to grow in the third quarter, with the Israeli contributing on both sides of the field with big moves.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Jordan Godwin caught a ball, shot for a burst and left behind Danny who finished with a dunk and opened a huge gap of 20 points. Avdia displayed a wide repertoire with shooting from the outside, penetration into the paint and passing. 4:19 to go, when the Celtics were barely coming back, he grabbed a ball and flew the whole court for another floater that lifted the ‘Capital One Arena’ into the sky. Washington registered a prestigious victory with 111:130.
Besides Avdia, the Pinks were led tonight by Kristaps Porzingis with 32 points and 13 rebounds, Monte Morris contributed 19, Corey Kispert 15 and Kendrick Nunn came off the bench with 12 points. Jayson Tatum led the Greens with 28 points, Jaylen Brown scored 18, Marcus Smart 14 and Malcolm Brogdon added 13 off the bench. Washington will stay in the capital and host Orlando on Saturday at 02:00 for an important game.
