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‘Hoos in the NBA: Big night for Anthony Gill in Washington Wizards win

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Anthony Gill gets somewhat regular minutes for the Washington Wizards, just not a lot of them.

On Wednesday, Gill, a 2016 UVA alum, got 23 minutes off the bench, and was productive in them, putting up 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting, in a 100-97 Wizards win.

The 18-point effort is a career-high, and his third double-digit game in the 2022-2023 season, and ninth of his three-year NBA career.

Gill is averaging 3.0 points and 9.8 minutes in 34 games for the Wizards in 2022-2023, shooting 59.4 percent from the floor.

Gill was a double-digit scorer in his junior and senior seasons at Virginia, averaging 11.8 points per game in 2014-2015 and 13.8 points per game in 2015-2016.

News and notes

  • Boston (Malcolm Brogdon, Sam Hauser) defeated New Orleans (Trey Murphy III) 125-114 on Wednesday. Brogdon had 20 points and four assists in 26 minutes off the bench for the Cs, while Hauser didn’t score (0-of-3 FG) in eight minutes. Murphy had 15 points (7-of-11 FG) in another start for the Pelicans.
  • Atlanta’s rally from 24 down fell short in a 114-105 loss to Milwaukee on Wednesday. De’Andre Hunter rallied from a poor first half (two points, 1-of-8 FG) to finish with 16 points. Hunter also had nine rebounds in the loss.
  • Tonight: the Celtics travel to Brooklyn to play the Nets (Joe Harris) at 7:30 p.m. on TNT.

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].