The Atlanta Hawks (8 - 4) defeated the Washington Wizards (6 - 4) 94 - 91 in Game 6 of their second - round playoff series on Friday in Washington and have won the series 4 - 2. While it appeared as though the Hawks were about to run away with it, boasting a double - digit lead early in the fourth quarter, the Wizards established they weren’t going to go down without a fight. After storming back to tie the game late, it was a battle till the bitter end. Down three, Washington had one final possession to tie the game and send it into overtime. Paul Pierce got the ball on the wing, dribbled to the corner and hoisted up a desperation three. It went in, and after the Wizards thought they had extended their season, further review showed that Pierce did not get off the shot in time, giving Atlanta the victory. DeMarre Carroll led the way for the Hawks, posting a team - high 25 points (9 - 14 FG, 3 - 5 3Pt) and grabbing 10 rebounds in 37 minutes. Paul Milsap was close behind, posting a double - double of his own of 20 points (7 - 20 FG, 1 - 5 3Pt) and 13 rebounds in 40 minutes. Jeff Teague was able to add 20 points of his own to go along with five rebounds and seven assists in 36 minutes. Al Horford (13) was the only other Atlanta player to score in double figures, while Kyle Korver continues to struggle in the playoffs, going 1 - of - 8 from the field and 0 - of - 7 from behind the arc and finishing with just two points in 40 minutes. After two days rest, it was clear that head coach Mike Budenholzer dominantly played his starters in an effort to close out the series while they had the chance, seeing as though their bench in total scored just 14 points, and it paid off. Now, Atlanta will head back home and begin their Eastern Conference Finals series with the Cleveland Cavaliers. As for Washington, they were led by Bradley Beal, who had been consistently great throughout the playoffs. Beal finished with 29 points (11 - 24 FG, 3 - 8 3Pt), six rebounds and three assists in 43 minutes. John Wall appeared to have put the injury bug behind him for good, as he played a game - high 44 minutes and recorded 20 points (7 - 21 FG), six rebounds and 13 assists in that time. However, the efforts of Beal and Wall were simply not enough, as the rest of the Wizards’ starters combined to score just 11 points and Kevin Seraphin was the only other player to score in double figures, posting 13 points and eight rebounds in 28 minutes off the bench.
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