1st Round Results
The 1st game was close, and Washington wins closely by 9 points scoring 125. One key team stat was Washington shoot 15 more FT's. Beal led in scoring with 27 and added 9 assists. Magic was 24-7-7 with quiet games from Collins and Rodman. Porzingis played well off the bench 16 and 14. Thier big man former 1st overall 7'2 C Cody Pierce had a triple double. Goodwin and Forbes both shoot it well in limited minutes combining for 8 of 11.
Game 2 Washington wins by 20 scoring 132 and shooting 51% as a team. A rare +8 block shoots for the team. Magic was the only player over 20 with a great line 27-8-7. Collins was 2nd in line tonight 19-10-8 on 7 of 10 shooting. Both C's for them Pierce and Isaiah Stewart had over 20 with Hayes having 14 assists.
Game 3 saw Washington win big 105 to 89. Durant with his 1st impactful game 22-9-4 with 3 blocks. Porzingis added 7 and 11 off the bench and Beal was quiet. Magic held fairly quiet with 19-5-11. Collins had a notable game 16-5-2-2-2. Defense was the story though as Detroit shoot just 38%.
Washington makes it a sweep taking game 4 easily despite shooting just 24% from 3. Magic was 23-5-9 with 2 steals and Beal beat him out tonight 22-10-9. Collins again was solid for his role 14-10-6 with 2 blocks. Rodman grabbed 12 rebounds.