Washington Wizards @ Atlanta Hawks
Monday, October 28, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA | Game ID: 22400103
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 28 33 22 36 119WAS 25 29 30 37 121
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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.
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Who
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
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