The game between the Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards will take place at State Farm Arena on Wednesday, April 5 at 7:30 PM ET.
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The Atlanta Hawks will welcome the Washington Wizards to the State Farm Arena for an NBA game on Wednesday. The Atlanta Hawks won 105-123 in their last game over the Bulls. Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 26 points and the Atlanta Hawks overcame the loss of top scorer Trae Young to beat the Chicago Bulls 123-105 on Tuesday night. Young, who leads the Hawks with a 26.2 scoring average, didn’t play due to a non-COVID illness. Forward De’Andre Hunter missed his third consecutive game because of a left knee bruise.
But Bogdanovic led the way on 9-of-15 shooting from the field, including 5-of-10 on 3-point attempts. “I tried to put him back in a couple times, but he was tired,” Hawks coach Quin Snyder said. “Which tells me he’s good. That means he was playing defense. We know he can shoot the ball.” Atlanta (40-39) opened a two-game lead over the Bulls (38-41), who clinched a play-in berth in the Eastern Conference by virtue of Orlando’s loss to Cleveland earlier in the evening.
After Zach LaVine opened the game with a basket, the Atlanta Hawks ran off 13 consecutive points, with Bogdanovic scoring 11 during that span as the Hawks never trailed after that. “We didn’t guard the ball well, didn’t rotate well and didn’t rebound well,” LaVine said.
The Washington Wizards on the other hand lost 128-140 against the Bucks in their last game. Kendrick Nunn scored 24 points for the Wizards, who are out of playoff contention and played without Bradley Beal (left knee), Kristaps Porzingis (illness) and Kyle Kuzma (right ankle). Washington kept it close until late in the second quarter, when Milwaukee closed the half on a 13-5 run to lead 75-62.
It wasn’t close after that, with the Bucks leading by as many as 24 points. Milwaukee wasn’t at full strength either. Khris Middleton (right knee) missed the game, which was the first half of a back-to-back for the Bucks. Grayson Allen was also out after leaving Sunday’s game against Philadelphia with a sprained right ankle. Pat Connaughton played only 5:40 because of what coach Mike Budenholzer said was a twisted right ankle. Budenholzer was hopeful it’s not too serious.
Atlanta Hawks: Saddiq Bey, John Collins, Clint Capela, Dejounte Murray, Bogdan Bogdanović
Washington Wizards: Corey Kispert, Anthony Gill, Daniel Gafford, Jonathan Davis, Jordan Goodwin
Atlanta Hawks: De’Andre Hunter, Trae Young
Washington Wizards: Monte Morris, Kyle Kuzma, Deni Avdija, Bradley Beal, Delon Wright, Kristaps Porzingis
The game between the Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards will take place at State Farm Arena on Wednesday, April 5 at 7:30 PM ET.
The match between the Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards will be telecast live on Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Southeast, NBC Sports Washington.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Southeast, NBC Sports Washington. | April 5 (7:30 PM ET) |
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