Danny Abdia tonight (Sunday to Monday) delivered his most impressive game in the NBA, scoring 9 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in 36 minutes in the third loss of the season and second at the Washington Wizards, 120: 113 against Orlando . Bottom line, Steve Brooks’ team is left with no win this season.
In the absence of Russell Westbrook, who currently has a rest in the back-to-back games and unlike yesterday’s game in which Abdia got into an early offense problem and played only 15 points, this time the Israeli rookie managed to impress on the floor, receiving no less than 36 minutes against the Magic, who recorded Second straight win over the Wizards in 24 hours.
The host again managed to lose a double-digit advantage and it happened to her twice – in the first and last quarter and the one in which she dropped a 17-point advantage! Abdia, who finished the game with 4 of 11 from the field (36.4%) (first fouls after two perfect games), this time accurate beyond the arc with one shot out of 5, but already from the first quarter looked much more active and effective, scoring a great three and providing an unforgettable assist Robin Lopez (Watch the video).
The Wizards, who felt great in the third quarter, did provide a 9:26 run and climbed to a promising 73:86 lead with the help of Abdia, who scored his final points of the game en route to a promising 77:94 lead towards the decisive quarter. But in the final 12 minutes, the Magic bit into the lead with caution, taking advantage of Washington’s substitutes and running for 19:43 until the second win in a row in the American capital.
The Wizards were again led by Bradley Bill with 29 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds, Raul Neto who went up in the top five this time finished with a career high of 22 points. With the Magic Merkel Poltz and Terence Ross excelled with 26 points each, Owen Fournier (19) and Nikola Wojciech (15) were also strong in matters. Abdia’s team will try to correct this coming Tuesday night in a challenging game against Chicago.