The Washington Wizards (41 - 41) defeated the Atlanta Hawks (48 - 34) in the season finale Wednesday at Verizon Center, 109 - 98. Washington trailed by two heading into halftime, but their defense clamped down in the third quarter. The Hawks managed just 17 points in the period, and the Wizards used Atlanta's offensive drought to build up a lead. Trailing 64 - 61, the Wizards rattled off a 19 - 3 run to go up 80 - 67, and the Wizards would n't trail again for the rest of the game. With John Wall once again inactive, Ramon Sessions led all scorers with 22 points for the Wizards. Nene (8 - 12 FG) added 19 points, and Jared Dudley and Marcus Thornton poured in 14 points apiece. Washington shot just 16 - 30 (53 percent) from the free throw line, the only reason this one was even close, as the Wizards outshot Atlanta 48 percent to 40 percent and won the battles in rebounding (51 to 47) and turnovers (19 to 22). Al Horford's 19 points led the Hawks, and he added eight rebounds. Paul Millsap posted a double double with 13 points and 11 assists, and Jeff Teague score 16 points to go with five assists. The Hawks committed as many assists (22) as turnovers (22) as it was clear they were looking towards the playoffs. The Hawks are locked into the fourth seed and will face the Celtics in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Wizards have been eliminated from postseason play.
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