Finally, the Washington Wizards have an opponent.
The Atlanta Hawks beat the Brooklyn Nets 111-87 Friday night in Brooklyn to close their first-round series with a 4-2 win. The Wizards and Hawks will begin their Eastern Conference semifinal series Sunday at 1 p.m. in Atlanta.
Consider the Hawks a more potent version of the Toronto Raptors. Top-seeded Atlanta zoomed to 60 wins this season using a spread-out offense and ball movement similar to the San Antonio Spurs, where its head coach, Mike Budenholzer, was an assistant for 17 years.