The Washington Wizards (35 - 35) defeated the Atlanta Hawks (41 - 30) 117 - 102 on Monday night. Washington came into this game as a seven - point underdog and walked away with a huge road win. This game kept the Wizards within two games of the final playoff spot in the east and it took some dominating fourth quarter defense to prevail. The Wizards held the Hawks to just 16 points in the final quarter, while scoring 28 of their own. The offense was spectacular for Washington, as they shot over 50 percent from the field, as well as from three - point range. The Wizards got a great team effort for a much needed win, as all five starters scored at least 14 points. John Wall led the team with 27 points and also dished out 14 assists in yet another great performance. Bradley Beal scored 25 of his own and continues to re - emerge since his return from a pelvic injury. Otto Porter double - doubled, as he scored 16 points to go along with 10 rebounds. The Wizards will look to keep their playoff hopes alive in a rematch against these Hawks on Wednesday. Atlanta has been playing some great ball recently, but this was a baffling loss. Al Horford flirted with a triple - double though, as he accumulated 14 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in the loss. Jeff Teague led the team with 23 points and also dished out four assists. The only other notable stat line was a 16 - point outing from Tim Hardaway Jr. off the bench. As mentioned before, the next game for the Hawks is a rematch against these Wizards on Wednesday.
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