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Johnson career-high not enough as Hawks fall to Wizards at home

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Injuries mount for the Hawks as they fall to a disappointing defeat.

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The Atlanta Hawks returned to State Farm Arena on Monday night for the second night of a back-to-back but could not return to winning ways, as they fell short against the Washington Wizards, 121-119.

Jalen Johnson led the way with a new career-high of 29 points to go with 12 rebounds, and Clint Capela added 16 points. For the Wizards, three players scored 20 or more points, the highest being that of Jordan Poole’s 26 points with Kyle Kuzma adding 25, and Corey Kispert scoring 21.