The Atlanta Hawks (7-7) faced the Washington Wizards (2-13) on Saturday night in a matchup of intra-divisional foes.
This was the second matchup between these two sides this season, as Atlanta beat Washington 130-121 back on November 1st - using a +14 advantage in second chance points and a +20(!) advantage from the free-throw stripe to secure the victory. Additionally, this was the first night of a back-to-back for the Hawks, as they’ll be traveling to Boston to take on the Celtics tomorrow evening.
Atlanta had it going on both ends of the court early on, and jumped out to an early 17-6 lead.