Al Horford collected 21 points and 13 rebonds and DeMarre Carroll scored 14 points for the Hawks, who rebounded after having their franchise-record 19-game winning streak snapped Monday. Paul Millsap had 11 points and seven rebounds and Dennis Schroder added 10 points off the bench.
John Wall tallied 24 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and Bradley Beal added 23 points for the Wizards, who have lost a season-high four straight games. Nene added 17 points and Marcin Gortat contributed 14 points and nine rebounds.
Millsap and Kyle Korver hit 3-pointers to bookend an 11-0 run as Atlanta opened a 24-15 lead with 1:38 left in the first quarter. Horford and Teague each converted three-point plays during an 8-0 burst that extended the lead to 16 with 1:15 left in the half before the Hawks settled for a 59-46 margin at the break.
The Wizards chipped away throughout the third quarter and pulled ahead 74-73 on a pair of Wall free throws with 1:16 left, but Pero Antic's put-back and a Schroder jumper gave Atlanta a 77-74 lead entering the fourth. The margin reached double digits again when Mike Scott threw down a dunk over Beal to make it 90-79 with 6:45 to play, and Washington didn't get closer than eight the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Hawks' entire starting five were named Eastern Conference Players of the Month after leading the team to a 17-0 mark in January, the first time the honor has been split by teammates since Miami's LeBron James and Dwyane Wade shared the award in December 2010. … Atlanta has won 11 straight home games for the first time since Nov. 25, 2010-Jan. 8, 2011. … Wall (508) joined Rod Strickland in 1997-98 as the only players in franchise history to reach 500 assists in the first 50 games of a season.
Washington | Atlanta | |
John Wall 24 | Scoring | Jeff Teague 26 |
John Wall 9 | Assists | Jeff Teague 8 |
Marcin Gortat 9 | Rebounds | Al Horford 13 |
Bradley Beal 7 | Free Throws Made | Jeff Teague 6 |
Bradley Beal 2 | Steals | Paul Millsap 3 |
Marcin Gortat 1 | Blocks | Al Horford 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Washington | 96 | 44.2 | 4-16 | 24-30 | 19 | 41 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
Atlanta | 105 | 47.5 | 11-25 | 18-27 | 24 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 14 |