National Basketball Association
Washington 122, Atlanta 111
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, October 28, 2021
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials: #63 Derek Richardson, #46 Ben Taylor, #12 CJ Washington
Attendance: 13653

Bradley Beal scored a season-high 27 points to lead four Washington players with 20-plus points and the Wizards rolled to a 122-111 win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Thursday.

Beal was 11 of 26 from the floor and had eight rebounds and eight assists to help Washington win for the fourth time in five games and improve to 2-0 at home.

The Wizards also got 25 points, 13 rebounds and five assists from Montrezl Harrell and 21 points and eight rebounds from both Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Kyle Kuzma.

Atlanta's John Collins tallied 28 points and 12 rebounds to post his second straight double-double, and Cam Reddish came off the bench to score 20 points. Trae Young was limited to 15 points, but he had 13 assists.

The Wizards, behind 17 points from Beal, led by as many as 13 in the first half (53-40) and held a 64-55 advantage at halftime.

Washington built the lead to 20 points at 84-64 with 7:02 left in the third quarter, but the Hawks pecked away and cut the deficit to 100-86 after three.

The Hawks worked their way back in the game in the fourth quarter and cut the margin to 111-106 on an alley-oop pass from Young to Collins with 4:13 remaining. Following a timeout, Washington came back to score consecutive baskets by Harrell and Beal to extend the lead back to nine points and dash Atlanta's comeback hopes.

The Hawks grew frustrated with the officials. Atlanta shot just 14 free throws and Young went to the line just three times. Atlanta was charged with four technical fouls.

Washington played without Daniel Gafford, who suffered a right quad bruise Wednesday, and Spencer Dinwiddie, who was given the night off.

The Wizards complete their two-game homestand on Saturday when they host Boston; they beat the Celtics 116-107 on Wednesday.

Atlanta completes its three-game road trip on Saturday at Philadelphia.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Atlanta   Washington
John Collins 28 Scoring Bradley Beal 27
Trae Young 13 Assists Bradley Beal 8
John Collins 12 Rebounds Montrezl Harrell 13
Cam Reddish 3 Free Throws Made Montrezl Harrell 5
Trae Young 2 Steals Kyle Kuzma 3
Clint Capela 1 Blocks Bradley Beal 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Atlanta 111 54.5 6-21 9-14 26 43 3 4 13
Washington 122 46.5 13-34 17-21 26 51 4 6 9
Upcoming Games
  • Washington will play their next game at home against Boston. The Wizards have a W/L % of .667 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Atlanta will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Hawks have a W/L % of .500 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.