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02/25 01:03 CST Washington faces Atlanta on 3-game road slide
Washington faces Atlanta on 3-game road slide
By The Associated Press
Washington Wizards (16-41, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks
(29-31, ninth in the Eastern Conference)
Atlanta; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Washington travels to Atlanta looking to break its three-game road
skid.
The Hawks are 16-21 in conference matchups. Atlanta has a 14-21 record against
opponents over .500.
The Wizards have gone 11-25 against Eastern Conference opponents. Washington
allows the most points in the Eastern Conference, giving up 122.8 points while
allowing opponents to shoot 47.5%.
The Hawks' 14.4 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.2 more made
shots on average than the 14.2 per game the Wizards give up. The Wizards
average 12.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.4 fewer makes per game
than the Hawks give up.
The teams meet for the fourth time this season. The Hawks won 119-98 in the
last matchup on Feb. 25.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Johnson is averaging 23 points, 10.6 rebounds and 7.9
assists for the Hawks. CJ McCollum is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers over the
last 10 games.
Justin Champagnie is scoring 7.8 points per game and averaging 5.7 rebounds for
the Wizards. Will Riley is averaging 14.2 points and 3.7 rebounds over the last
10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 5-5, averaging 116.2 points, 46.4 rebounds, 28.2 assists,
8.9 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 117.4 points per game.
Wizards: 4-6, averaging 112.3 points, 40.7 rebounds, 26.0 assists, 9.4 steals
and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 122.9 points.
INJURIES: Hawks: Jalen Johnson: day to day (hip).
Wizards: Anthony Davis: out for season (finger), Cam Whitmore: out for season
(shoulder), D'Angelo Russell: day to day (not injury related), Alex Sarr: out
(hamstring), Trae Young: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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