Game ID: 22400744
Atlanta Hawks @ Washington Wizards
Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
WAS 30 28 25 28 111ATL 26 37 41 21 125
ATL @ WAS ScoutingATL @ 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.
WAS availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Sarr missed 2 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 14 since 1/07, returns tonight: 21 min (90% of 24)
BACK Holmes back 1/27 after 8, 14 min since (80% of 17)
BACK Butler back 1/30 after 5, 17 min since (154% of 11)
WAS availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Sarr missed 3 since 1/29, out tonight
BACK Brogdon back 2/01 after 14, 21 min since (90% of 24)
BACK Holmes back 1/27 after 8, 15 min since (86% of 17)
BACK Butler back 1/30 after 5, 17 min since (154% of 11)
WAS availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Sarr missed 4 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 2 since 2/01, returns tonight: 19 min (127% of 15)
BACK Brogdon back 2/01 after 14, 21 min since (91% of 24)
BACK Holmes back 1/27 after 8, 16 min since (91% of 17)
BACK Butler back 1/30 after 5, 17 min since (154% of 11)
WAS availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Sarr missed 5 since 1/29, out tonight
BACK Brogdon back 2/01 after 14, 20 min since (84% of 24)
BACK Vukcevic back 2/05 after 2, 19 min since (127% of 15)
BACK Butler back 1/30 after 5, 17 min since (154% of 11)
WAS availability going into 2/08 · back-to-backOUT Sarr missed 6 since 1/29, out tonight
BACK Brogdon back 2/01 after 14, 20 min since (84% of 24)
BACK Vukcevic back 2/05 after 2, 18 min since (120% of 15)
BACK Butler back 1/30 after 5, 17 min since (154% of 11)
NEW Valančiūnas 20 to 26 min over the last 3
WAS availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Sarr missed 7 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Middleton missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Brogdon back 2/01 after 14, 21 min since (88% of 24)
BACK Vukcevic back 2/05 after 2, 16 min since (113% of 15)
NEW Holmes 17 to 25 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Sarr missed 8 since 1/29, returns tonight: 32 min (117% of 27)
OUT Middleton missed 3 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Vukcevic back 2/05 after 2, 17 min since (119% of 15)
NEW Holmes 17 to 27 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 2/21 · 8 days' restOUT Jones missed 2 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Middleton missed 4 since 2/07, returns tonight: 24 min (111% of 22)
OUT Martin missed 2 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Sarr back 2/12 after 8, 32 min since (117% of 27)
BACK Vukcevic back 2/05 after 2, 14 min since (98% of 15)
NEW Carrington 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW George 26 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Holmes 17 to 27 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 3 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 3 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Sarr back 2/12 after 8, 29 min since (106% of 27)
BACK Middleton back 2/21 after 4, 24 min since (111% of 22)
NEW George 26 to 35 min over the last 4
NEW Holmes 17 to 25 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 4 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 2 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 23 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 3 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Risacher back 1/27 after 6, 23 min since (93% of 25)
BACK Nance Jr. back 1/25 after 12, 18 min since (96% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 1/27 after 5, 24 min since (150% of 16)
BACK Gueye back 1/27 after 37, 19 min since (117% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 1/23 after 3, 9 min since (70% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 1/23 after 7, 8 min since (78% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 30 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 5 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 3 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 24 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 4 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Risacher back 1/27 after 6, 25 min since (101% of 25)
BACK Nance Jr. back 1/25 after 12, 19 min since (96% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 1/27 after 5, 22 min since (133% of 16)
BACK Gueye back 1/27 after 37, 19 min since (117% of 16)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 28 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 6 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 4 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 2 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 2 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 25 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 5 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Risacher back 1/27 after 6, 25 min since (102% of 25)
BACK Wallace back 1/27 after 5, 20 min since (123% of 16)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 27 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 7 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 5 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 3 since 2/01, returns tonight: 23 min (142% of 16)
OUT Roddy missed 3 since 2/01, not on tonight's roster
OUT Bufkin missed 26 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 6 since 1/27, out tonight
ATL availability going into 2/08 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 8 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 6 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 27 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 7 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Gueye back 2/07 after 3, 23 min since (142% of 16)
ATL availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 9 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 7 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 28 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 8 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Gueye back 2/07 after 3, 23 min since (142% of 16)
ATL availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 10 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 8 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 2 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 29 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 9 since 1/27, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 2 since 2/08, returns tonight: 12 min (115% of 11)
BACK Gueye back 2/07 after 3, 19 min since (117% of 16)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 26 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/20 · 7 days' restOUT Johnson missed 11 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 9 since 1/28, returns tonight: 18 min (86% of 21)
OUT Mathews missed 3 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 3 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 30 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 10 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Gueye back 2/07 after 3, 18 min since (111% of 16)
BACK Barlow back 2/12 after 2, 12 min since (115% of 11)
NEW Niang 23 to 28 min over the last 3
ATL availability going into 2/23 · 2 days' restOUT Johnson missed 12 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 2 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 4 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 4 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 31 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 11 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Capela back 2/20 after 9, 18 min since (86% of 21)
BACK Gueye back 2/07 after 3, 17 min since (106% of 16)
BACK Barlow back 2/12 after 2, 10 min since (90% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Kuzma at 22 and Poole at 22 a game. Without Sarr (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 127, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Young at 28 and Hunter at 18 a game. Without Johnson (8 straight), Capela (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the defense, Washington allowing 117 a night to Atlanta's 127. Call it Washington 119, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
2/01 @ MIN 105-103 — WAS notes
WAS won 105-103. WAS shot 46% (38 of 83) to MIN's 41%, 15 of 33 from three. Kuzma led with 31 (13 of 24, 5 of 10 from three); Poole added 19, Coulibaly 14. The hinge was Q3, 25-20: a lead of 1 became 6. George was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
2/03 @ CHA 124-114 — WAS notes
WAS won 124-114. WAS shot 44% (44 of 99) to CHA's 44%, 17 of 51 from three. Coulibaly led with 26 (9 of 16, 4 of 8 from three); Kispert added 25, Kuzma 22. The hinge was Q2, 46-25: a lead of 2 became 23, and the lead reached 26. Champagnie was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
2/05 @ BKN 119-102 — WAS notes
WAS won 119-102. WAS shot 54% (44 of 81) to BKN's 43%, 20 of 43 from three, and got to the line 14 times to BKN's 23. Poole led with 19 (6 of 15, 3 of 10 from three); George added 17, Kispert 17. The hinge was Q3, 23-12: a lead of 4 became 15, and the lead reached 25. Coulibaly was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
2/07 vs CLE 124-134 — WAS notes
WAS lost 124-134. WAS shot 49% (46 of 94) to CLE's 51%, 16 of 44 from three. Poole led with 45 (16 of 32, 4 of 17 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); George added 17, Coulibaly 16. Q2 was theirs, 34-29, turning a 2-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 105-90 against them. Carrington's -25 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/08 vs ATL 111-125 — WAS notes
WAS lost 111-125. WAS shot 44% (41 of 93) to ATL's 48%, 9 of 36 from three. WAS turned it over 17 times to ATL's 11. The glass went 53-41 for them. Carrington led with 23 (9 of 13, 5 of 7 from three); Poole added 21, Coulibaly 17. Q4 was theirs, 28-21, the deficit cut from 21 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 104-83 against them. Champagnie's -21 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/10 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Poole at 22 and Coulibaly at 17 a game. Without Sarr (7 straight), Middleton (2 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 21 and Fox at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Washington has been plus-3 a night and San Antonio minus-7. Call it Washington 116, San Antonio 115, San Antonio keeping it close.
2/12 vs IND — 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 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Coulibaly at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Sarr (8 straight), Middleton (3 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 28 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Mathurin at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Turner (2 straight), Isa. Jackson (46 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Washington has been plus-3 a night and Indiana minus-11 and the arc, Washington at 34 percent from three to Indiana's 28. Call it Washington 117, Indiana 115, Indiana keeping it close.
2/21 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Poole at 29 and Carrington at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Jones (2 straight), Middleton (4 straight), Martin (2 straight). 8 days' rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Lillard at 30 and Kuzma at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Washington has been plus-2 a night and Milwaukee minus-4 and the defense, Milwaukee allowing 116 a night to Washington's 125. Call it Milwaukee 118, Washington 116, Washington keeping it close.
2/23 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Wagner at 27 and Banchero at 26 a game. One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 126, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Poole at 27 and Kispert at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Jones (3 straight), Martin (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 104 a night to Washington's 126 and the turnovers, Washington giving it away 15 times a game to Orlando's 12. Call it Orlando 116, Washington 108.
2/01 @ IND 127-132 — ATL notes
ATL lost 127-132. ATL shot 50% (45 of 90) to IND's 54%, 14 of 37 from three, and went to the line 32 times to IND's 25 — 23 points from the stripe to their 22. Young led with 34 (11 of 26, 5 of 15 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Daniels added 23, Risacher 17. Q2 was theirs, 40-28, the deficit cut from 16 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 104-87 against them.
2/03 @ DET 132-130 — ATL notes
ATL won 132-130. ATL shot 52% (42 of 81) to DET's 52%, 16 of 37 from three. Young led with 34 (9 of 16, 4 of 8 from three, 12 of 14 at the line); Hunter added 20, Daniels 19. The hinge was Q2, 39-29: ATL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 9.
2/05 vs SAS 125-126 — ATL notes
ATL lost 125-126. ATL shot 53% (48 of 91) to SAS's 50%, 16 of 42 from three. ATL turned it over 20 times to SAS's 10, and SAS turned those into 16 steals. Young led with 32 (10 of 21, 3 of 11 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Okongwu added 30, Hunter 22. Q3 was theirs, 43-31, the deficit cut from 18 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 95-82 against them. Nance Jr.'s -13 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/07 vs MIL 115-110 — ATL notes
ATL won 115-110. ATL shot 49% (45 of 92) to MIL's 43%, 13 of 36 from three, and went to the line 18 times to MIL's 10 — 12 points from the stripe to their 9. Young led with 24 (9 of 22, 2 of 8 from three); Daniels added 15, Gueye 15. The hinge was Q3, 37-17: ATL came in trailing by 18 and left it ahead by 2. ATL trailed 55-73 at the half and won the second half 60-37. Nance Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/08 @ WAS 125-111 — ATL notes
ATL won 125-111. ATL shot 48% (47 of 97) to WAS's 44%, 18 of 44 from three. ATL turned it over 11 times to WAS's 17. The glass went 41-53 against them. Young led with 35 (13 of 26, 5 of 14 from three); Risacher added 18, Niang 16. The hinge was Q3, 41-25: a lead of 5 became 21. Young was the night's best plus/minus at +36.
2/10 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wagner at 27 and Banchero at 17 a game. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 122, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Young at 32 and Daniels at 17 a game. Without Johnson (9 straight), Capela (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 39 percent from three to Orlando's 29 and the defense, Orlando allowing 110 a night to Atlanta's 122. Call it Orlando 114, Atlanta 113, Atlanta keeping it close.
2/12 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 22 a game. Without Anunoby (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Young at 29 and Daniels at 15 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Johnson (10 straight), Capela (8 straight), Mathews (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 39 percent from three to New York's 33. Call it New York 119, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
2/20 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 30 and Okongwu at 16 a game. Without Johnson (11 straight), Capela (9 straight), Mathews (3 straight). 7 days' rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wagner at 26 and Banchero at 23 a game. 7 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 106 a night to Atlanta's 120. Call it Atlanta 115, Orlando 111, Orlando keeping it close.
2/23 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Young at 31 and LeVert at 15 a game. Without Johnson (12 straight), Krejčí (2 straight), Mathews (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Detroit comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Cunningham at 23 and Beasley at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 14 a night. Without Harper Jr. (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-14 a night and Atlanta plus-1 and the defense, Detroit allowing 105 a night to Atlanta's 118. Call it Detroit 118, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
WASAJ A. Johnson
BC B. Carrington
BC B. Coulibaly
CK C. Kispert
JC J. Champagnie
JM J. Martin
JP J. Poole
MB M. Brogdon
RH R. Holmes
TV T. Vukcevic
ATLCL C. LeVert
DD D. Daniels
GN G. Niang
KR Krejci
LN L. Nance Jr.
OO O. Okongwu
TM T. Mann
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
Trae Young scores 35 points and has 14 assists in Atlanta's 125-111 victory over Washington
WASHINGTON -- — Trae Young scored 35 points and had 14 assists to help the Atlanta Hawks to a 125-111 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.
Zaccharie Risacher added 18 points as Atlanta completed back-to-back wins for the first time since winning three straight from Jan. 14-18.
Georges Niang had 16 points in his Hawks debut after being dealt by Cleveland at this week's NBA trade deadline.
Rookie Bub Carrington scored a career-high 23 points for Washington in its second straight loss after a season-best three consecutive wins. Jordan Poole added 21 points a night after scoring a career-best 45 in a loss to Cleveland .
Takeaways Hawks: Niang was one of three new trade acquisitions to debut. His former Cavaliers teammate Caris LeVert scored nine points in 15 minutes off the bench. Terance Mann had four points in 25 minutes in his first game after his arrival from the Los Angeles Clippers in a three-team deal.
Wizards: Carrington's excellent performance helped Washington close what was a 23-point deficit to seven during the fourth quarter. But Poole's struggles from 3-point range continued. He went 1 for 8 to extend his stretch of shooting 30% or worse from that range to four games.
Key moment Young scored 12 points during a 23-4 Atlanta run that stretched across halftime and turned a six-point deficit into a 69-58 lead.
Key stat The Hawks won on the strength of superior 3-point shooting. They finished 40.9% (18 of 44) from beyond the arc, while Washington shot 25% (9 of 36)
Up Next On Monday night, the Wizards host San Antonio and the Hawks visit Orlando.