Something bad is happening to Danny Abdia and the Wizards. Washington suffered its third consecutive loss this morning (Sunday) and seventh in the last ten games, when it surrendered 127: 118 to Portland away. The Wizards continue to falter even after the All-Star break that was supposed to take them on a new path and help them gather strength to return to the playoffs.
The bad period directly affects Danny Abdia, who continues the offensive drought. The Israeli forward finished a third game in a row without points, and in just 14 minutes he received from the bench he finished with a minimal contribution. He scored 0 of 3 from the field, added rebounds, assists and steals, did not stand out on defense and again looked hesitant and insecure on offense.
The first quarter symbolized the entire game: Portland, who appeared in a most lacking lineup without rising star Anfrani Simmons (and without Damien Lillard, of course), escaped a double-digit lead led by Josh Hart that was unstoppable, halved the lead by 18, and did not look back recently. The Wizards still tried to come back in the second half, but failed to produce a real comeback and Portland celebrated a victory after six consecutive losses, improving the season balance to 40:26.
Josh Hart was above all with a career-high 44 points (15 of 21 from the field) along with 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals, and the unknown Trenton Watford and Drew Ubenbanks added 27 and 20 respectively. The Wizards, on the other hand, received 26 points from Cantabius Caldwell Pop, 22 from Kyle Kozuma and 15 original from Kispert, were 96 percent accurate from the penalty spot and 41 percent from outside the arc, but did not function on defense, going down 37:29, three games away from Atlanta. 10 leading to play-in.
The Wizards will return to the floor on the night between Monday and Tuesday with a meeting against the improving Golden State, and Abdia will hope to break the drought with Steph Kerry and Clay Thompson.