High-scoring Hawks rout Washington 136-108, handing the Wizards their 9th straight loss
WASHINGTON (AP) Trae Young had 26 points and 10 assists and the Atlanta Hawks handed the Washington Wizards their ninth consecutive loss, 136-108 on Saturday night.
Atlanta had lost three of four entering this game, but the Hawks had no trouble with the rebuilding Wizards. They went on a 10-2 run to take a 70-58 halftime lead and were up by 29 after three quarters.
“It just shows that we're getting more comfortable with what we're doing,” Young said. “It's good to lead from wire to wire like that and come out with a big victory.”
Washington (2-14) fell into a tie with Detroit for the NBA's worst record. The Pistons host the Wizards on Monday night. Washington turned the ball over 20 times, leading to 27 Atlanta points.
“The energy in the building was down," Wizards guard Landry Shamet said. "That's when you got to be able to create some energy for yourself. We never did that.”
Washington was without guard Jordan Poole, who was out with left ankle soreness. The Hawks lost Jalen Johnson to a left wrist injury after he scored eight points in just 8:28 of playing time.
The Hawks and Wizards are among the fastest-paced teams in the league. In fact, Atlanta had scored 299 points in its previous two games, a loss to Indiana and an overtime win over Brooklyn. By that standard, the Hawks' 34-30 lead after the first quarter over Washington was tame.
It was still close when Atlanta began to pull away at the end of the second quarter. Young and De'Andre Hunter made back-to-back 3-pointers to make it a 12-point game at the half. The Hawks then outscored the Wizards by 17 in the third and led by as many as 36 in the fourth.
Atlanta was able to substitute liberally in the fourth quarter. This game was the start of a five-game road trip and the first half of a back-to-back for the Hawks.
“NBA players, they're at the pinnacle of the sport," Hawks coach Quin Snyder said. “In situations like tonight where there's a lot of guys that put a lot of time in, it's good to see that they have an opportunity to play.”
For their part, the Wizards also did plenty of subbing. Twelve Washington players appeared in the game, each for at least 12 minutes.
Jared Butler led the Wizards with 13 points. Kyle Kuzma, Daniel Gafford and Shamet scored 12 apiece.
Hunter scored 20 points and Bogdan Bogdanovic contributed 15 for Atlanta. Clint Capela had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Dejounte Murray added 11 points and 10 assists.
Washington was on the second night of a back-to-back after losing by three at Milwaukee.
“We don't want to use back-to-backs as an excuse, but playing a championship team, then coming to play the Atlanta Hawks, that's tough,” Gafford said. “It's the NBA, and nobody's going to feel sorry for us.”
UP NEXT
Hawks: At Boston on Sunday night.
Wizards: At Detroit on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Clint Capela vs. Daniel Gafford (Jalen Johnson gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 |  | Dejounte Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 11:29 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | +3 | Jalen Johnson makes three point jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 3-0 |
| 10:56 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point cutting layup (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 3-2 |
| 10:37 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point turnaround hook shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:28 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting dunk (Tyus Jones assists) | 5-4 |
| 10:15 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:12 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (bad pass) (Dejounte Murray steals) | ||
| 10:02 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point running layup (Dejounte Murray assists) | 7-4 |
| 9:47 | | Jalen Johnson blocks Tyus Jones's three point jump shot | ||
| 9:43 | | Trae Young defensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:35 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (bad pass) (Trae Young steals) | ||
| 9:17 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point running jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 9-4 |
| 8:54 | | Corey Kispert misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:51 | | Trae Young defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Trae Young misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Clint Capela's two point putback layup | ||
| 8:45 | | Jalen Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | Dejounte Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:37 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point turnaround bank hook shot | 9-6 |
| 8:22 | | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (De'Andre Hunter draws the foul) | ||
| 8:22 | | +1 | De'Andre Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-6 |
| 8:22 | | +1 | De'Andre Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-6 |
| 8:06 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Hawks defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | +2 | De'Andre Hunter makes two point driving layup (Dejounte Murray assists) | 13-6 |
| 7:51 | | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (De'Andre Hunter draws the foul) | ||
| 7:51 | | +1 | De'Andre Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-6 |
| 7:41 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Trae Young defensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | +3 | Trae Young makes three point pullup jump shot | 17-6 |
| 7:26 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:12 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 17-9 |
| 6:58 | | +2 | De'Andre Hunter makes two point stepback jump shot (Jalen Johnson assists) | 19-9 |
| 6:46 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 19-11 |
| 6:30 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot | 21-11 |
| 6:19 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting dunk (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 21-13 |
| 6:09 | | De'Andre Hunter turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:59 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic shooting foul (Corey Kispert draws the foul) | ||
| 5:59 | | +1 | Corey Kispert makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 21-14 |
| 5:59 | | +1 | Corey Kispert makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 21-15 |
| 5:59 | | +1 | Corey Kispert makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 21-16 |
| 5:47 | | Mike Muscala blocks Saddiq Bey's two point cutting layup | ||
| 5:44 | | Mike Muscala defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | Tyus Jones misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:37 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point running layup | 23-16 |
| 5:21 | | +3 | Bilal Coulibaly makes three point jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 23-19 |
| 5:08 | | +3 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 26-19 |
| 4:53 | | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:51 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:39 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point driving floating jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 26-21 |
| 4:02 | | +2 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes two point driving floating jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 28-21 |
| 3:52 | | De'Andre Hunter personal foul (Corey Kispert draws the foul) | ||
| 3:46 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:42 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 30-21 |
| 3:11 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:07 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:58 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 2:41 | | +2 | Landry Shamet makes two point cutting layup (Mike Muscala assists) | 30-23 |
| 2:20 | | Dejounte Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:17 | | Landry Shamet defensive rebound | ||
| 2:12 | | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (bad pass) (Dejounte Murray steals) | ||
| 2:05 | | Deni Avdija shooting foul (Dejounte Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 2:05 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:05 | | +1 | Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-23 |
| 2:05 | | +1 | Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-23 |
| 1:55 | | +3 | Mike Muscala makes three point jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 32-26 |
| 1:34 | | Mike Muscala blocks Bogdan Bogdanovic's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:33 | | Mike Muscala defensive rebound | ||
| 1:33 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic personal foul (Mike Muscala draws the foul) | ||
| 1:16 | | Deni Avdija misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | +2 | Onyeka Okongwu makes two point alley-oop dunk (Trae Young assists) | 34-26 |
| 0:44 | | Hawks technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 0:44 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 34-27 |
| 0:38 | | Deni Avdija misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:35 | | Trae Young defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Deni Avdija personal foul (Onyeka Okongwu draws the foul) | ||
| 0:27 | | Trae Young misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:24 | | Mike Muscala defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | +3 | Landry Shamet makes three point pullup jump shot (Mike Muscala assists) | 34-30 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | +3 | Landry Shamet makes three point jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 34-33 |
| 11:18 | | Jalen Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | +2 | Onyeka Okongwu makes two point putback layup | 36-33 |
| 10:59 | | Deni Avdija turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Johnson steals) | ||
| 10:56 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point running dunk (Onyeka Okongwu assists) | 38-33 |
| 10:41 | | +3 | Deni Avdija makes three point jump shot (Landry Shamet assists) | 38-36 |
| 10:34 | | Bilal Coulibaly personal foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | ||
| 10:27 | | +3 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 41-36 |
| 10:03 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | Saddiq Bey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:48 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 9:44 | | Landry Shamet misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:41 | | Deni Avdija offensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Johnson steals) | ||
| 9:35 | | Kyle Kuzma shooting foul (Jalen Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:35 | | Jalen Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:35 | | Hawks offensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | +1 | Jalen Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-36 |
| 9:33 | | Onyeka Okongwu personal foul (Take) (Landry Shamet draws the foul) | ||
| 9:22 | | Landry Shamet turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:14 | | +3 | De'Andre Hunter makes three point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 45-36 |
| 8:51 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Trae Young defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Saddiq Bey offensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | Corey Kispert shooting foul (Saddiq Bey draws the foul) | ||
| 8:41 | | Saddiq Bey misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:41 | | Hawks offensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | +1 | Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-36 |
| 8:25 | | Onyeka Okongwu shooting foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||
| 8:25 | | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-37 |
| 8:25 | | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-38 |
| 8:12 | | +2 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes two point driving layup (Trae Young assists) | 48-38 |
| 7:55 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (bad pass) (Saddiq Bey steals) | ||
| 7:53 | | +2 | Saddiq Bey makes two point running dunk | 50-38 |
| 7:52 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:34 | | Mike Muscala turnover (lost ball) (Bogdan Bogdanovic steals) | ||
| 7:29 | | Wesley Matthews misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 7:18 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:16 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic turnover (lost ball) (Bilal Coulibaly steals) | ||
| 7:08 | | Corey Kispert misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | Kyle Kuzma offensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point pullup jump shot | 50-41 |
| 6:41 | | Onyeka Okongwu misses two point hook shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Mike Muscala defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point driving layup (Mike Muscala assists) | 50-43 |
| 6:07 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Mike Muscala defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 50-46 |
| 5:53 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:40 | | +3 | Trae Young makes three point pullup jump shot | 53-46 |
| 5:17 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point floating jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 53-48 |
| 5:02 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:58 | | Saddiq Bey offensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | +2 | Saddiq Bey makes two point putback dunk | 55-48 |
| 4:43 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting dunk (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 55-50 |
| 4:26 | | Trae Young misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:08 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point turnaround hook shot (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 55-52 |
| 3:41 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Dejounte Murray's two point driving dunk | ||
| 3:36 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:28 | | +2 | Saddiq Bey makes two point alley-oop layup (Trae Young assists) | 57-52 |
| 3:14 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:11 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | Trae Young misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:03 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | Clint Capela misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:02 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 57-54 |
| 2:38 | | +3 | De'Andre Hunter makes three point stepback jump shot | 60-54 |
| 2:23 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting layup (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 60-56 |
| 2:03 | | Trae Young misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 1:54 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:47 | | De'Andre Hunter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (bad pass) (De'Andre Hunter steals) | ||
| 1:16 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point running dunk (Saddiq Bey assists) | 62-56 |
| 1:03 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:00 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound |