After the opening, the Wizards, playing at home, started with an 18-8 attack wave. Wall not only contributed 7 points, but also sent 3 assists.
After the timeout, the Eagles continuously attacked the inside and caused fouls. Bill was forced to take a rest due to two fouls. Bazemore hit a 3-pointer. Schroeder contributed 8 points in a single quarter. He led the Eagles to respond with a 10-0 victory.
A small climax, narrowing the score difference to 1 point.
As Wall was taken off the court to rest, Ilyasova scored a layup, and the Eagles successfully took the lead.
In the first quarter, the Eagles led 29-25.
In the second quarter, both teams' shooting percentages dropped below 37%, but the Eagles, who had the inside advantage, made consecutive fouls inside and scored free throws. With Howard's putback dunk, the Eagles were already 8 points ahead.
Wall scored 4 points in a row and Bill hit 3 points, but Millsap contributed 8 points in this quarter, helping the Eagles always suppress the Wizards.
In the last offense, Morris fouled Millsap with a three-pointer. He made all three free throws to help the Wizards chase the score to 45-48.
The Wizards started the third quarter with a 12-4 spurt to regain the lead, with Morris contributing 7 points.
After the Eagles timeout, the team only scored 3 points in nearly 4 minutes. After Bill and Wall scored consecutively, the Wizards had widened the point difference to 10 points.
At the critical moment, Millsap and Howard scored consecutive points inside, and the Hawks responded with a 6-2 spurt. Fortunately, Wall scored 15 points in this quarter to help the Wizards maintain their lead.
At the end of the third quarter, the Wizards led 83-76 by 7 points, but Wizards insider Smith injured his knee and returned to the locker room.
In the fourth quarter, Bogdanovic ended his personal scoring drought. Bill hit a 3-pointer. He scored 5 points in a row, and the Wizards regained the lead by more than 10 points.
With 8 minutes left, the Hawks replaced all the main players and started chasing points. Bill completed 2+1 and the Wizards led by 15 points. Prince scored 4 points in a row and Schroeder hit a three-pointer, but Bill opened fire in the final quarter and he was alone.
Contributed 12 points in the final quarter.
Gortat was sentenced to a technical foul, and Schroeder scored a layup to reduce the point difference to 8 points. Unfortunately, Wall made two free throws afterwards, and the Hawks only scored 4 points in the last 1 minute and 46 seconds.
With Wall's layup, the Wizards finally defeated the Hawks 114-107, ushering in a good start to the playoffs and leading 1-0 with a total score.
Six players from the Wizards scored in double figures in this game. Wall had 32 points, 4 rebounds and 14 assists, Beal had 22 points, Gortat had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Porter had 10 points and 9 rebounds, and Morris had 21 points and 7 rebounds.
Hawks: Schroeder had 25 points and 9 assists, Prince had 14 points, Millsap had 19 points, and Howard had 7 points and 14 rebounds.
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On April 19, the Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards faced off in Game 2 of the series.
In the end, after the whole game was played, the Wizards defeated the Hawks 109-101 at their home court, taking a 2-0 lead in the series.
The specific score of the whole game: 24-23, 19-28, 35-23, 23-35 (Eagle in front)
For the Hawks, Millsap had 27 points and 10 rebounds, Schroeder had 23 points and 6 assists, and Hardaway Jr. had 19 points.
For the Wizards, Wall had 32 points and 9 assists, Beal had 31 points and 3 steals, and Gortat had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
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On April 22, the Hawks returned to their home court and regained their form, defeating the Wizards 116-98 after four quarters.
In this way, the Eagles tied the total score to 1-2.
The specific scores in the fourth quarter were 20-38, 26-26, 21-26 and 31-26 (Wizards in front).
For the Wizards, Wall had 29 points, 7 assists and 4 rebounds on 10-of-12 shooting, Jennings had 13 points and 4 assists, Beal only made 6-of-20 shooting, 12 points and 5 rebounds, and Bogdanovic had 11 points and 7 rebounds.
For the Hawks, Millsap had 29 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, Schroeder scored 3 three-pointers, 27 points and 9 assists, and Prince had 16 points and 4 rebounds.
Throughout the game, the Wizards made 7 of 29 three-pointers.
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On April 24, the Hawks faced the Wizards' challenge at home.
Both sides played their own characteristics in this game. The Hawks used their inside advantage and overall offense, and the Wizards' double guns in the backcourt were fierce. The two sides were tied in the first three quarters.
Schroeder performed well in the final quarter and hit consecutive key shots to help the Hawks defend their home court.
In the end, the Hawks defeated the Wizards at home 111-101, tying the score at 2-2.
Full score (Wizards in front): 35-28, 15-31, 27-18, 24-34.
Wizards: Wall had 22 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists, Beal had 32 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, and Porter had 13 points and 4 rebounds.
For the Hawks: Howard had 16 points and 15 rebounds, Schroeder had 18 points and 3 rebounds, Millsap had 19 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, and Bazemore had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.
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On April 26, the Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards faced off in Game 5 of the series.
At the end of the third quarter, the Eagles were 79-83 Wizards.
In the final quarter of the game, the two sides kept playing very anxiously, with the score rising alternately.
With 6 minutes left in the game, after Millsap scored a layup from Schroeder's assist, the Wizards only led by 3 points and requested a timeout.
After the timeout, the Wizards widened the point difference to 7 points, but the Hawks scored consecutively. After Schroeder hit a three-pointer, the difference was only one point.
Wall stood up at the critical moment, and his jump shot helped the Wizards widen the point difference to 4 points. After that, the Hawks did not score again.
At the end of the game, the Wizards narrowly defeated the Hawks 103-99 at home and won the home battle at Tianwangshan with difficulty.
The specific score of the whole game: 25-23, 24-27, 30-33, 20-20 (the eagle is in front).
For the Hawks, Schroder had 29 points and 11 assists, Millsap had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Hardaway Jr. had 15 points.
For the Wizards, Bradley Beal had 27 points and 5 rebounds, Wall had 20 points and 14 assists, and Otto Porter had 17 points and 5 rebounds.
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On April 28, the Hawks faced the Wizards' challenge at home.
The Wizards took advantage of Wall's instigation to quickly counterattack. The Eagles continued to make mistakes, and the Wizards led by nearly 20 points at halftime.
The Hawks made a desperate effort to attack the Wizards with a small lineup, and caught up to 7 points at the end of the third quarter.
The Hawks once caught up to 3 points in the final quarter, and the Wizards stabilized the situation with two consecutive mid-range shots. Wall then used kills to control the situation on the court, and the Hawks lost the opportunity to chase points.
In the end, the Wizards defeated the Hawks 115-99 and advanced to the second round with a big score of 4-2.
Full score (Wizards in front): 30-23, 35-23, 24-36, 26-17.
Wizards: Wall had 42 points and 8 assists, Beal had 31 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Markieff Morris had 17 points and 8 rebounds.
For the Hawks: Schroder had 26 points and 10 assists, Millsap had 31 points and 10 rebounds, Hardaway Jr. had 13 points and 3 rebounds, and Howard had 9 points and 7 rebounds.
There is not much suspense in this series - although the final score is 4:2, it seems that the gap is not big, but the Wizards' double guns in the backcourt are obviously more star-flavored, and they are not a little bit better than the Hawks in tough battles.
Again, the playoffs are all about the quality of the stars. It's hard for a civilian team to go too far unless they have a historic defense like the 2004 Pistons.
