The Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards head into Sunday's matinee at the Philips Arena as the #1 and #2-seeded teams in the NBA's Eastern Conference respectively.
With his team sitting three games behind the Hawks in both the conference and Southeast Division standings, Wizards guard Bradley Beal knows exactly what his team needs to do to match up with the surging Hawks.
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"I think we just need to do the same thing we did tonight, just come out and play the same way, move the ball, share the ball and it starts on the defensive end as well," said Beal following a 102-86 home win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday. "We just have to come out, locked in, ready to go and view it as a playoff game."
The Hawks took first game of the season series in a 106-102 barn-burner on November 25th. Jeff Teague got the best of emerging Washington superstar John Wall in that contest, scoring 28 points in the win.
"We've got to make our adjustments to guarding those guys," Wall said. "I think our defense is a lot better than what it was when we played those guys early in the season."
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