Hawks 129-117 Wizards (Nov 15, 2024) Game Summary

ATLANTA — — Dyson Daniels continued his scoring streak with 25 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Washington Wizards 129-117 on Friday night to improve to 2-0 in the NBA Cup.

Kyle Kuzma led Washington with 24 points. Jordan Poole had 22 and rookie Alex Sarr added a career-high 20 points. Despite the trio’s scoring leadership, the Wizards’ NBA Cup opener was their seventh straight loss.

Washington is now 2-9 with both wins against Atlanta in the first four games of the season.

Coming off a career-high 28 points on Tuesday night 117-116 win at defending NBA champion Boston, Daniels made 10 of 14 shots from the field and paced the defense with six steals.

Jalen Johnson scored 18 points with 13 rebounds and seven assists for Atlanta. Trae Young had 18 points and nine assists.

Takeaways

Wizards: Sarr, the No. 2 pick in this year’s NBA draft, added seven rebounds and four steals. Atlanta’s Zaccharie Risacher, no. 1 selection, had 11 points in the matchup of top two picks from France.

Hawks: Forward De’Andre Hunter scored 22 points in 21 minutes in his return to Atlanta after missing 10 games dealing with a right knee injury and personal family reasons. Risacher started again at small forward, which had been Hunter’s spot. Young started after missing a game with right Achilles tendinitis.

Key moment

After the Wizards took a 39-29 lead into the second quarter, Johnson’s three-point play capped a 12-0 run that gave Atlanta a 54-43 lead. The Hawks outscored the Wizards 30-11 in the second period.

Key state

Young set up Daniels for a 3-pointer early in the third quarter for Young’s 4,000th career layup. Young passed Doc Rivers last season for most assists in franchise history.

Next

The Hawks visit Portland while Washington returns home to play Detroit on Sunday.

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