FULL TIME!
Atlanta Hawks win every quarter and sweep Washington Wizards in the NBA
1'
1 minute to go and the Atlanta Hawks are winning 101-130
4'
Washington Wizards 94-125 Atlanta Hawks. The situation for the home side is getting worse and worse.
4Q - 8'
The final quarter is underway and the Atlanta Hawks have fired up. 84-118 victory
4'
Atlanta Hawks open up a 22-point lead! The lead is now 67-89 for Atlanta.
10'
Atlanta Hawks start scoring in the third quarter and go on to win 58-72
HALFTIME!
End of first half for Washington Wizards 58-70 Atlanta Hawks
7'
Atlanta Hawks continue to dominate in the second quarter and go on to beat Washington Wizards 38-50
END OF 1Q:
The first quarter ends with the Atlanta Hawks winning 34-30 against the Washington Wizards.
3'
Atlanta Hawks take 9-point lead against Wizards: 21-30.
8'
Atlanta Hawks start better and take a three-point lead: 6-9.
START THE GAME!
The ball has gone up for Washington Wizards vs Atlanta Hawks
DELAY!
As usual for NBA games, there will be a 10-minute delay before the ball is kicked off.
Over 234.5 points in the match
The Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks have a competent offense (Atlanta's is the second best in the league), but their defenses leave something to be desired. For this reason, the alternative guess adopts the over/under market, where the duel between the Wizards and Hawks will end with more than 234 points on the final scoreboard.
Atlanta Hawks win the match
As well as having a very poor campaign, the Washington Wizards will have the burden of playing a back-to-back. And the Atlanta Hawks are the ones to take advantage of this, as they should win this match and secure their second away win in a row. Therefore, the final score market prediction is for the Hawks to win.
Prediction
The Atlanta Hawks are the favorites. They have a better record so far and a more solid team - with Trae Young playing at the highest level this season. On the other hand, the Washington Wizards are going through a period of instability, with a poor campaign.
So a good bet is for the Atlanta Hawks to win.
Atlanta Hawks - Current Performance
On the other hand, the Atlanta Hawks come into this match as favorites. In their last game, they faced the Brooklyn Nets and won 147-145, with a good game from Trae Young, who scored 43 points.
The team is 7 wins and 7 losses into the season.
Washington Wizards - Current form
The Washington Wizards are underdogs going into this match. In their last game, against the Milwaukee Bucks, they lost 131-128, despite a good game from Jordan Poole, who scored 26 points.
The team has 2 wins and 13 losses so far this season.
Head-to-head record
The teams have met 325 times.
The advantage goes to the Atlanta Hawks, who have won 167 games, while the Washington Wizards have won 158.
When is Washington Wizards vs Atlanta Hawks and how to follow LIVE?
Competition: NBA
Venue: Capital One Arena, Washington D.C., United States
Time: 8pm ET
Where to watch: NBA League Pass (streaming)
Live coverage: VAVEL Brazil
How and where to watch Washington Wizards vs Atlanta Hawks commentarying
In addition to coverage here on VAVEL Brasil, the match between Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks will be broadcast on NBA League Pass.
Injury Report - Hawks
Ahead of their next game against the Wizards tomorrow night, Atlanta released their initial injury report and there are no surprises. Rookies Kobe Bufkin and Mouhamed Gueye remain on it and no one else. Reminder, the Hawks could have a surprise addition, but with two days rest since the last game, I think that's unlikely.
Atlanta Hawks aim for second win
Atlanta now travels to Washington and aims to get its second win over the division rival and get back above .500. The Hawks have had an insane offensive output and now face arguably the worst defense in the NBA. All eyes will be on the adjustments the Hawks will make on defense after two terrible performances against Brooklyn and Indiana.
Washington is not a good team, but they have competent scorers like Jordan Poole and Kyle Kuzma and both can test the Hawks' defense.
Injury Report - Wizards
The Wizards will be without Ryan Rollins and Delon Wright, both injured.
Eastern Conference - Wizards
The Wizards, in the same Conference, are in 14th place, with two wins and 12 losses, above the Pistons, who have two wins and 13 losses, as well as below the Bulls, with five wins and 11 losses, and the Hornets, with five wins and nine losses.
Wizards:
The Wizards, just a month into the season, are already drifting further and further away from the Play-In zone. With just two wins in thirteen games, the squad seems to have understood that the year will be one of rebuilding, and that results will be hard to come by this year. This is reflected in the franchise's campaign and performances.
In addition to the loss to the Bucks, the Washington Wizards have suffered four more defeats. The first was on Monday (13), 111-107 against the Raptors. On Wednesday (15), they lost 130-117 to the Mavericks. On Friday (17), by 120 to 99, the defeat came to the Knicks and, closing the account, by 117 to 114, the defeat came to the Hornets.
AtlantaHawks
The Hawks are starting the year with good times and bad. The team has won four in a row, but has also lost three in a row, leaving the franchise in ninth place in the East, in the Play-In qualifying zone. Very dependent on Trae Young, Atlanta oscillates between great games and unrecognizable displays. Always playing high-scoring games, defensive consistency is currently the team's biggest weakness, and they need to make these adjustments if they want something different in 23/24.
In their last game, for example, against the Nets, the final score was 147-145, and before that, they lost 157-152 against the Pacers. Defense wins championships, and the way the Hawks play, defense doesn't seem to be a priority.
Atlanta won its matchup with the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday and entered Thanksgiving with a winning streak. Atlanta needed this win after a string of three consecutive losses and will now try to capitalize on this victory.
An eye on the game
The teams take the court at the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., United States. The orange ball goes up at 8pm ET this Saturday (25).
In another clash between Eastern Conference teams, the Atlanta Hawks (7-7) head to the American capital to face the weak Wizards (2-13). Still a little unstable in the competition, there's nothing like a quieter game to keep them in the playoff zone, while the home side are trying unsuccessfully to get their season back on track.
They've lost eight games in a row and have played poor basketball so far.
Welcome to the Washington Wizards vs Atlanta Hawks commentary
Hello, basketball fans! It's now time for a decisive NBA match between two teams: the Washington Wizards on one side. On the other side is the Atlanta Hawks. Follow all the action between the teams here, in real time on VAVEL Brasil.