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Atlanta Hawks at Washington Wizards

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2-3, 0-2 Away
Final
120 - 133

2-2, 1-2 Home

Coulibaly scores career-high 27, Wizards sweep home-and-home against Atlanta with 133-120 victory

Bilal Coulibaly hammers home the putback dunk

The Wizards swept the home-and-home series with the Hawks after a 121-119 win over Atlanta on Monday. Trae Young had 35 points and 15 assists for Atlanta, but Washington took control with a 16-4 run at the start of the fourth quarter.

Atlanta was missing two starters in Dyson Daniels (right hip) and De'Andre Hunter (right knee), plus Bogdan Bogdanovic (right hamstring). Washington was without starting forward Kyle Kuzma (right groin).

Takeaways Hawks: Young rebounded after going 2 for 15 from the field in Monday's game, but after he scored 24 points in the first half, the Wizards were able to keep him under control. The injury-riddled Hawks allowed 76 points in the second half.

Wizards: The 20-year-old Coulibaly continues to shine at the start of his second season. After he scored 23 points Saturday against Cleveland, it took him only four days to surpass that.

Key moment Corey Kispert and rookies Alex Sarr and Kyshawn George made 3-pointers during Washington's run early in the fourth.

Key stat The second straight matchup between the Hawks and Wizards was also the second in a row between the top two picks of the 2024 draft. Sarr, the No. 2 pick, outscored No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher 7-4 on Monday. On Wednesday, Risacher finished with a 17-11 edge.

Up next Atlanta hosts Sacramento on Friday night, while the Wizards take on the Heat on Saturday night in Mexico City.

Regular Season Series

WSH leads series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Wizards: 30.2%
Hawks: 69.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 120 - 133
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 120 - 133
4th 8.1 David Roddy makes free throw 2 of 2 120 - 133
4th 8.1 David Roddy makes free throw 1 of 2 119 - 133
4th 8.1 Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul 118 - 133

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/atl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originATL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/wsh.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originWSH
45-95 FG 47-88
47.4 Field Goal % 53.4
12-39 3PT 16-38
30.8 Three Point % 42.1
18-21 FT 23-25
85.7 Free Throw % 92.0
41 Rebounds 37
12 Offensive Rebounds 6
29 Defensive Rebounds 31
28 Assists 32
10 Steals 10
2 Blocks 5
15 Turnovers 14
2 Team Turnovers 2
17 Total Turnovers 16
3 Technical Fouls 2
3 Total Technical Fouls 2
1 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 22
12 Fast Break Points 25
66 Points in Paint 56
19 Fouls 21
11 Largest Lead 18

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 14,255 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 3 2 .600 - L1
Miami 2 2 .500 0.5 L1
Washington 2 2 .500 0.5 W2
Charlotte 2 2 .500 0.5 W1
Atlanta 2 3 .400 1 L3
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