Jordan Poole played well for a third straight game, Bub Carrington rained threes, Kyle Kuzma woke up in the second half, Corey Kispert got buckets, and Bilal Coulibaly locked up Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young. All that was necessary for the Wizards to depart Atlanta with their first win of the season, 121-119.
The Wizards weathered a sloppy first half (13 turnovers) by knocking down eight threes and grabbing a few offensive boards. They cut out the turnovers and hit even more threes in the second half — finishing the game with 21 threes to Atlanta’s 15.