Washington Wizards Are Up One Point On The Brooklyn Nets 54-53 At Halftime

Wizards Forward Deni Avdija with a three pointer to put the team up 54-53 at halftime

Candi Waller | Dec 29, 2023

Washington Wizards Are Up One Point On The Brooklyn Nets 54-53 At Halftime /

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The Washington Wizards versus Brooklyn Nets matchup has been a tight one so far from the District this evening. There’s already been nine lead changes in this game showing both teams aren’t going to back down any time soon in this one it appears.

For the Wizards, forward Deni Avdija is cooking with the hot hand in the first half. Avdija is playing with a ton of momentum and overall energy. Avdija has been an active contributor in most games this season and to see him show his leadership characteristics in the game thus far is great to see.

The Wizards currently are outrebounding the Nets and have 16 assists. They are keeping the turnovers minimal with just four. Four is very minimal for them.

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Defensively, the Wizards should continue to stay aggressive and make this Brooklyn Nets team work for it. So far, it’s been a collective team effort by the Wizards and they will have to continue to do that against a Nets team that at any given moment can get suddenly get hot in the paint and from the three.

The Nets have been able to score 12 second chance points to the Wizards 0. While the Wizards are showing strength in rebounding, offensive rebounding resulting in points on the board will need to be an improvement to help their chances to come through with a win.

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Published Dec 29, 2023

CANDI WALLER

Candi Waller also known as "CWall" is the Founder and CEO of CWall® Sports & Entertainment, President of the CWall Foundation, Inc, the Managing Publisher of the Fan Nation Inside the Wizards site, and President of Bowie Television. A native of Gorgeous Prince George's County, Maryland, Candi has been an authentic lover of all sports since her childhood. She was such a sports fan at an early age that she notes one of her favorite childhood shows as the legendary "George Michael Sports Machine". Candi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Hampton University, Master of Arts in Human Resource Development from The George Washington University and a certificate in Sports Industry Essentials from Columbia University. Prior to and during her work in the sports industry, Candi has established her identity as a results-driven, relationship building advocate and professional with extensive years of experience leading and implementing successful strategic change, communications, and stakeholder engagement programs across geographically dispersed organizations. She’s worked across Big Four and Government Trusted Advisor consulting firms such as IBM, Deloitte, and the MITRE Corporation. She is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Women in Sports & Events (WISE), the National Press Club (NPC), the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce and is an ambassador for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. In terms of what she likes to do for fun, that’s just it…anything that is considered fun, she’s all for it! She’s very close to her parents, brother, and sister, and has a host of nieces, nephews, and godchildren.