{"id":64085,"date":"2024-02-15T16:48:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T21:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=64085"},"modified":"2024-02-15T16:48:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T21:48:45","slug":"deni-avdija-tallies-four-consecutive-20-point-games-leading-wizards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/02\/15\/deni-avdija-tallies-four-consecutive-20-point-games-leading-wizards\/","title":{"rendered":"Deni Avdija Tallies Four-Consecutive 20+ Point Games Leading Wizards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Wizards forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/avdijde01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deni Avdija<\/a> tallied his fourth consecutive 20-plus point game by scoring 43 points (career-high), 15 rebounds, six assists, made six threes (6\/10), and was a +17 in the Wizards&#8217; loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. The Wizards ( lost their eighth consecutive game, however, the leap Avdija has made is remarkable.<\/p>\n<h2>Washington Wizards Player Tallies Four Consecutive 20+ Point Games<\/h2>\n<p>Avdija became the first Wizards player to score 40-plus points and 10-plus rebounds in a game since former Wizards guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/westbru01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russell Westbrook<\/a> did on May 1st, 2021. Westbrook tallied 42 points and ten rebounds in a game against the Dallas Mavericks. The Wizards forward has averaged 23 points, nine rebounds, and shoots 62.1 percent from the field in the month of February, respectively. Avdija&#8217;s confidence and improvement in play have taken his game to new heights.<\/p>\n<h3>Deni Avdjia Continues to Impress<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">DENI. \u2708\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zrvIv9aiAk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/zrvIv9aiAk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WashWizards\/status\/1757955444260131290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the clip, Deni Avdija was camped beyond the three-point line. The Wizards forward received a bullet pass from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jonesty01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyus Jones<\/a> and quickly beat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/willizi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zion Williamson<\/a> off of his triple-threat stance and finished the drive with a ferocious dunk. Avdija averages 3.2 drive attempts per game and shoots 54.3 percent in that aspect.<\/p>\n<p>Avdija&#8217;s game has been effective inside and outside the paint for Washington this season. Last February, Avdija shot only 41.7 percent from the field and 31.6 percent from three-point range, respectively. The leap compared to this time last season has made Avdija&#8217;s stock rise immensely.<\/p>\n<p>The former 2020 first-round pick has also been contributing heavily in the rebounding department (recorded double-digit rebounds in three of the last four games), since the loss of leading rebounder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?hint=&amp;search=Gafford&amp;pid=&amp;idx=\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel Gafford<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/02\/08\/nba-news-washington-wizards-trade-daniel-gafford\/\" target=\"_self\">a trade with the Dallas Mavericks<\/a>. Avdija is the second-leading rebounder for Washington (6.6 per game) behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/baglema01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marvin Bagley III<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Still lots of growth left for Deni. \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n<p>Media Availability: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x0mU5016qZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/x0mU5016qZ<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ForTheDistrict?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ForTheDistrict<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MedStarHealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MedStarHealth<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XFltqdLG1m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/XFltqdLG1m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WashWizards\/status\/1758147982992482800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m still young and that&#8217;s why I&#8217;m so excited it&#8217;s like I still have a lot to grow on and a lot to work on, I&#8217;m not stopping here&#8221;, said Avdija during a post-game interview after the Pelicans game. The Washington forward turned 23 years of age this past January. After three and a half seasons, Avdija is blossoming into a player that perhaps the Wizards can position into a cornerstone piece.<\/p>\n<h3>Jordan Poole Joins 5,000 Point Club<\/h3>\n<p>Wizards guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?hint=JOrdan+Poole&amp;search=JOrdan+Poole&amp;pid=&amp;idx=\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Poole<\/a> has had a disappointing season thus far, but he joined an exclusive club on Wednesday night. Poole joins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?hint=Ja+Morant&amp;search=Ja+Morant&amp;pid=&amp;idx=\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ja Morant<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/barrerj01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RJ Barrett<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/garlada01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Darius Garland<\/a> as the only players from the 2019 draft to reach that mark. Poole contributed 15 points and made 5\/10 threes against New Orleans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jordan\u2019s 5,000th career point\ud83d\udd25<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3hinpA7Jc4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/3hinpA7Jc4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PooleMuse (@PooleMuse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PooleMuse\/status\/1757965763921547770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The Last Word<\/h3>\n<p>Washington and interim head coach Brian Keefe will head into the all-star break to regroup and hope to end their losing streak against the Denver Nuggets next Thursday. Even though the Wizards have yet to eclipse double-digit wins, the core of Avdija,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kispeco01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Corey Kispert<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/coulibi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bilal Coulibaly<\/a> are bright spots in the Wizards&#8217; future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Wizards forward Deni Avdija tallied his fourth consecutive 20-plus point game by scoring 43 points (career-high), 15 rebounds, six assists, made six threes (6\/10), and was a +17 in the Wizards&#8217; loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. The Wizards ( lost their eighth consecutive game, however, the leap Avdija has made [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5017,"featured_media":64132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[2831,1909],"class_list":["post-64085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wizards","tag-deni-avdija","tag-jordan-poole"],"modified_by":"Zach Kircher","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5017"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}