Game ID: 22400103
Washington Wizards @ Atlanta Hawks
Monday, October 28, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 28 33 22 36 119WAS 25 29 30 37 121
ATL vs WAS ScoutingATL vs WAS Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
ATL availability going into 10/23 · season opener
full strength
ATL availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
ATL availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 10/23, returns tonight: 3 min (19% of 16)
OUT Gueye missed 2 since 10/23, returns tonight: 3 min (19% of 16)
OUT Roddy missed 2 since 10/23, returns tonight: 20 min (153% of 13)
ATL availability going into 10/28 · back-to-backOUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 3 since 10/23, returns tonight: 23 min (120% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 10/27 after 2, 3 min since (19% of 16)
BACK Gueye back 10/27 after 2, 3 min since (19% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 10/27 after 2, 20 min since (153% of 13)
ATL availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Hunter missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Nance Jr. back 10/28 after 3, 23 min since (120% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 10/27 after 2, 3 min since (16% of 16)
BACK Gueye back 10/27 after 2, 3 min since (19% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 10/27 after 2, 20 min since (152% of 13)
ATL availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Hunter missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 2 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Nance Jr. back 10/28 after 3, 15 min since (78% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 10/27 after 2, 7 min since (41% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 10/27 after 2, 24 min since (184% of 13)
ATL availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Daniels missed 2 since 10/30, returns tonight: 25 min (73% of 34)
OUT Hunter missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 3 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Nance Jr. back 10/28 after 3, 13 min since (65% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 10/27 after 2, 12 min since (76% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 10/27 after 2, 25 min since (192% of 13)
NEW Mathews 18 to 23 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/04 · back-to-backOUT Hunter missed 5 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 4 since 10/28, returns tonight: 8 min (52% of 16)
OUT Bufkin missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 11/03 after 2, 25 min since (73% of 34)
BACK Nance Jr. back 10/28 after 3, 16 min since (81% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 10/27 after 2, 14 min since (88% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 10/27 after 2, 25 min since (194% of 13)
NEW Mathews 18 to 24 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 10/24 · season opener
full strength
WAS availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
full strength
WAS availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Holmes missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
WAS availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Champagnie missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 3 since 10/24, out tonight
WAS availability going into 11/02 · 2 days' restOUT Champagnie missed 3 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 4 since 10/24, returns tonight: 3 min (19% of 17)
WAS availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Kuzma missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Champagnie missed 4 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Holmes back 11/02 after 4, 3 min since (19% of 17)
WAS availability going into 11/08 · 3 days' restOUT Kuzma missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Champagnie missed 5 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Holmes back 11/02 after 4, 3 min since (19% of 17)
NEW Kispert 26 to 31 min over the last 5
10/23 vs BKN 120-116 — ATL notes
ATL won 120-116. ATL shot 49% (39 of 80) to BKN's 44%, 9 of 28 from three, and went to the line 46 times to BKN's 25 — 33 points from the stripe to their 19. Young led with 30 (7 of 16, 2 of 6 from three, 14 of 16 at the line); Okongwu added 28, Daniels 15. The hinge was Q1, 30-24: from level to 6 ahead. ATL trailed 51-55 at the half and won the second half 69-61. Young was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
10/25 vs CHA 125-120 — ATL notes
ATL won 125-120. ATL shot 48% (39 of 81) to CHA's 39%, 14 of 38 from three, and went to the line 38 times to CHA's 31 — 33 points from the stripe to their 25. The glass went 39-53 against them. Young led with 38 (11 of 24, 5 of 14 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); Hunter added 24, Daniels 18. The hinge was Q1, 28-16: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 15.
10/27 @ OKC 104-128 — ATL notes
ATL lost 104-128. ATL shot 40% (36 of 91) to OKC's 49%, 10 of 31 from three. ATL turned it over 19 times to OKC's 10, and OKC turned those into 13 steals. Young led with 24 (7 of 14, 2 of 7 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Okongwu added 14, Mathews 14. Q1 was theirs, 27-23, but the other 3 periods went 105-77 against them. They led by as many as 10. Daniels's -25 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 vs WAS 119-121 — ATL notes
ATL lost 119-121. ATL shot 48% (39 of 81) to WAS's 45%, 15 of 40 from three, and went to the line 36 times to WAS's 22 — 26 points from the stripe to their 18. Johnson led with 29 (11 of 17, 1 of 3 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Capela added 16, Nance Jr. 15. Q2 was theirs, 33-29, but the other 3 periods went 92-86 against them. They led by as many as 13. Roddy's -18 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Williamson at 21 and Ingram at 21 a game. Without McCollum (2 straight), Murray (5 straight), Jones (2 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 125, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Young at 27 and Johnson at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Daniels (2 straight), Hunter (4 straight), Bogdanović (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 115 a night to Atlanta's 125 and the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-2 a night and Atlanta minus-4. Call it New Orleans 117, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
11/04 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Johnson at 20 a game. Without Hunter (5 straight), Bogdanović (6 straight), Krejčí (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 29 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Brown at 26 a game. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 115 a night to Atlanta's 123 and the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 16 times a game to Boston's 12. Call it Boston 122, Atlanta 116.
10/24 vs BOS 102-122 — WAS notes
WAS lost 102-122. WAS shot 43% (41 of 95) to BOS's 47%, 7 of 36 from three, and got to the line 18 times to BOS's 27. Poole led with 26 (9 of 17, 6 of 11 from three); Valančiūnas added 18, Kuzma 12. Q4 was theirs, 29-24, the deficit cut from 25 to 20, but the other 3 periods went 98-73 against them. Sarr's -24 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/26 vs CLE 116-135 — WAS notes
WAS lost 116-135. WAS took 8 more shots (96 to 88), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to CLE's 53%, 15 of 43 from three. Coulibaly led with 23 (9 of 16, 4 of 9 from three); Kuzma added 14, Poole 14. Q1 was theirs, 25-28, but the other 3 periods went 107-91 against them. Sarr's -18 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 @ ATL 121-119 — WAS notes
WAS won 121-119. WAS shot 45% (41 of 91) to ATL's 48%, 21 of 44 from three, and got to the line 22 times to ATL's 36. Poole led with 26 (9 of 17, 6 of 8 from three); Kuzma added 25, Kispert 21. The hinge was Q3, 30-22: WAS came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 1. WAS trailed 54-61 at the half and won the second half 67-58.
11/04 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Poole at 22 and Coulibaly at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Kuzma (2 straight), Champagnie (4 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 103, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Hield at 22 and Wiggins at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Curry (3 straight), Melton (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 103 a night to Washington's 123 and the arc, Golden State at 40 percent from three to Washington's 34. Call it Golden State 119, Washington 110.
11/08 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 21 and Morant at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Bane (4 straight), Smart (4 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Poole at 22 and Coulibaly at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Kuzma (3 straight), Champagnie (5 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-12 a night and Washington minus-6 and the defense, Memphis allowing 109 a night to Washington's 123. Call it Memphis 122, Washington 112, Memphis by 10.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
WASAS A. Sarr
BC B. Carrington
BC B. Coulibaly
CK C. Kispert
JP J. Poole
JV J. Valančiūnas
KG K. George
KK K. Kuzma
MB M. Bagley III
ATLCC C. Capela
DD D. Daniels
DR D. Roddy
GM G. Mathews
JJ J. Johnson
LN L. Nance Jr.
TY T. Young
VK V. Krejčí
ZR Z. Risacher
WAS/ATL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Kuzma scores 25 as the Wizards pick up their first win with a 121-119 victory over Hawks
ATLANTA -- — Kyle Kuzma had 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, and the Washington Wizards beat the Atlanta Hawks 121-119 on Monday night for their first win this season.
Jordan Poole scored 26 points for Washington, and reserve Corey Kispert had 21 points. The Wizards improved to 1-2 after two one-sided defeats.
Jalen Johnson led the Hawks with 29 points. Trae Young , who missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer, was limited to 2-for-15 shooting. He finished with 14 points, 13 assists and six turnovers.
The Wizards made a season-high 21 3-pointers and overcame 13 first-half turnovers with a much cleaner second half.
Takeaways Wizards: Kuzma struggled in his first two outings, but he played a major role in the Wizards' comeback in the second half before leaving late in the fourth quarter and heading to the locker room.
Hawks: The injury bug has struck Atlanta in the opening week. De'Andre Hunter , Bogdan Bogdanovic , Kobe Bufkin and Onyeka Okongwu were unavailable, and Vit Krejci injured his right adductor in the first half.
Key moment After Kispert made one of two free throws with six seconds remaining and the Wizards leading by two, Young had a chance to give the Hawks the win. He rushed up the court and took a hesitation 3-point shot that was defended by Bilal Coulibaly and was off the mark.
Key stat No. 2 pick overall pick Alex Sarr had the edge over No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher in their first matchup. Sarr, who was booed all night by the crowd after declining to work out for Atlanta during the draft process, had seven points, nine rebounds and two blocks for Washington. Risacher, who started in place of Hunter for the second straight game, had four points on 1-of-8 shooting.
Up next The teams play again in Washington on Wednesday.