{"id":30217,"date":"2021-02-25T23:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T23:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=30217"},"modified":"2024-11-03T09:31:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T09:31:16","slug":"wizards-survive-nuggets-botched-transition-possession-while-deni-avdija-has-some-lapses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/wizards-survive-nuggets-botched-transition-possession-while-deni-avdija-has-some-lapses\/","title":{"rendered":"Wizards survive Nuggets&#8217; botched transition possession, while Deni Avdija has some lapses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly a third of the way through the season and the Washington Wizards had just six wins, but have since doubled their win total over the last seven games. In a back and forth game that featured 14 ties and seven lead changes, the Wizards held on for a 112-110 win over the Denver Nuggets to surprisingly sweep the season series. In 20 minutes off the bench, Deni Avdija had just two points and two rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>The All-Stars in the game showed out per usual. Bradley Beal had 33 points on 10-for-19 shooting and made all 11 of his free throws. Jamal Murray had 34 points and Nikola Jokic had 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Murray had a chance to take the lead at the end of the game with a three where he was 6-for-11 from beyond the arc, but passed up the opportunity. Neither Facundo Campazzo nor Michael Porter Jr. cut to the basket in the botched 4-on-1 transition opportunity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wizards survive what could have been a frantic disaster and finish the West Coast trip 3-1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UNomQWpWh9\">pic.twitter.com\/UNomQWpWh9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hoop District (@Hoop_District) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hoop_District\/status\/1365154724278902786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n&#8220;My initial thought was they&#8217;re about to get a damn layup and we&#8217;re going into overtime. That was honestly my initial thought,&#8221; Bradley Beal remembered as the lone man back. &#8220;I was just running towards Murray and I just knew he was going to throw a lob to [Michael] Porter Jr. for an easy lay or a dunk. Then I seen him kind of slow down at the three-point line and I&#8217;m like, &#8216;oh s&#8212;, he&#8217;s trying to send us home.&#8217; So I&#8217;m like let me at least try to contest, force him to take the layup and sure enough, they kind of played into our hands in our favor. I&#8217;m happy as hell, I can tell you that.&#8221;<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_30218\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30218\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EvIB-pzWYAUq1Fh.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EvIB-pzWYAUq1Fh.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EvIB-pzWYAUq1Fh-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EvIB-pzWYAUq1Fh-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EvIB-pzWYAUq1Fh-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EvIB-pzWYAUq1Fh-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EvIB-pzWYAUq1Fh-1080x608.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-30218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Washignton Wizards<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nWith Davis Bertans sitting out with right knee soreness that Scott Brooks described as day-to-day, Avdija saw his minutes go up a bit. That did not necessarily lead to more production on either end of the floor. With four players (Beal, Westbrook, Hachimura, and Neto) with double-digit shot attempts and the rookie never looking to force his own shot, Avdija&#8217;s lone bucket came on a good cut from the corner where Russell Westbrook found him for an easy layup. Defensively, the rookie had some lapses with poor closeouts on three-point attempts and bad switches. All part of the learning experience that he will continue to improve from.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just being aware. I thought he made some mistakes on switches, just things a lot of young players have to go through. This is no different than any player,&#8221; Brooks assessed. &#8220;He just has to keep playing hard, he&#8217;s going to learn how to read the situations quicker. Tonight, he overhelped when [Robin Lopez] had the ball under control gave up right slot 3 to Porter and then some of our switches with Murray. Those are hard plays.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Russ dime to Deni.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WizNuggets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WizNuggets<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/russwest44?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@russwest44<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dEUGPJvhzd\">pic.twitter.com\/dEUGPJvhzd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WashWizards\/status\/1365143280724316161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe Wizards will return to the East Coast where they will play three of their final four first-half games at home starting with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday. Minnesota fired head coach Ryan Saunders and unprecedently hired Chris Finch off the Toronto Raptors bench this past week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly a third of the way through the season and the Washington Wizards had just six wins, but have since doubled their win total over the last seven games. 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