After two losses at the start of the NBA season, the Washington Wizards and Danny Abdia are looking for a debut win of the season. The Israeli rookie and his friends host Orlando Magic again, they lost 130: 120 last night. Given the tight schedule, Russell Westbrook has been given a rest from Scott Brooks and will not take part in the rematch.
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Due to an early offense problem he got into, Abdia got to play only about 15 minutes last night and provided 5 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Beyond that, over two games within the season – the rookie threatened the basket from the field only 4 times and has yet to miss. Now, in the absence of Westbrook, it is not inconceivable that Washington will also rely a little more on the offensive abilities of the 19-year-old Israeli.
In Westbrook’s absence, Raul Neto was placed in the position of quarterback by Brooks. The rest of the quintet remained the same: Bradley Bill, Danny Abdia, Isaac Bonga and Thomas Bryant. Roy Hachimura will continue to be absent and Ark Gordon is expected to get a little less minutes (due to congestion) on the other side.
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