Game ID: 22500850
Washington Wizards @ Atlanta Hawks
Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 37 39 22 28 126WAS 26 30 24 16 96
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 2/19 · 7 days' restOUT Dennis missed 12 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 4 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Okongwu back 2/07 after 4, 31 min since (99% of 31)
NEW Kispert 17 to 26 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/20 · back-to-backOUT Vincent missed 2 since 2/11, out tonight
OUT Dennis missed 13 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 5 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Okongwu back 2/07 after 4, 30 min since (96% of 31)
NEW Kispert 17 to 24 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/22 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 3 since 2/11, returns tonight: 11 min (80% of 14)
OUT Dennis missed 14 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 6 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 2 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Okongwu back 2/07 after 4, 30 min since (95% of 31)
NEW Kispert 17 to 24 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 15 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 7 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 3 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 2/22 after 3, 11 min since (80% of 14)
ATL availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 16 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 8 since 2/05, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 11)
OUT Newell missed 4 since 2/19, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 11)
BACK Vincent back 2/22 after 3, 16 min since (119% of 14)
ATL availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT Dennis missed 17 since 1/19, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 2/22 after 3, 16 min since (118% of 14)
BACK Koloko back 2/26 after 8, 3 min since (27% of 11)
BACK Newell back 2/26 after 4, 3 min since (27% of 11)
ATL availability going into 3/04 · 2 days' restOUT Dennis missed 18 since 1/19, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 2/22 after 3, 15 min since (108% of 14)
BACK Koloko back 2/26 after 8, 3 min since (27% of 11)
BACK Newell back 2/26 after 4, 3 min since (27% of 11)
ATL availability going into 3/07 · 2 days' restOUT Dennis missed 19 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 2 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 2/22 after 3, 13 min since (94% of 14)
BACK Koloko back 2/26 after 8, 2 min since (21% of 11)
ATL availability going into 3/10 · 2 days' restOUT Kuminga missed 2 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Dennis missed 20 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 3 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Koloko back 2/26 after 8, 2 min since (21% of 11)
WAS availability going into 2/19 · 7 days' restOUT Whitmore missed 32 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 2/11 after 6, 18 min since (76% of 24)
BACK Vukcevic back 2/05 after 10, 17 min since (125% of 14)
NEW Riley 22 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Watkins 21 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Cooper 17 to 25 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 2/20 · back-to-backOUT Sarr missed 2 since 2/11, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 33 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 2/11 after 6, 19 min since (78% of 24)
BACK Vukcevic back 2/05 after 10, 17 min since (126% of 14)
NEW Watkins 21 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Gill 17 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Cooper 17 to 26 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 2/22 · 1 day's restOUT Sarr missed 3 since 2/11, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 34 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 2/11 after 6, 19 min since (78% of 24)
NEW Watkins 21 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Gill 17 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Cooper 17 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Vukcevic 14 to 19 min over the last 4
WAS availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Sarr missed 4 since 2/11, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 35 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 2/11 after 6, 19 min since (78% of 24)
NEW Williams 25 to 30 min over the last 3
NEW Gill 17 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Cooper 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Vukcevic 14 to 19 min over the last 3
WAS availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Sarr missed 5 since 2/11, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 36 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 2/11 after 6, 20 min since (83% of 24)
NEW Gill 17 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Cooper 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Vukcevic 14 to 20 min over the last 3
WAS availability going into 2/28 · 1 day's restOUT Sarr missed 6 since 2/11, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 37 since 12/06, out tonight
NEW Gill 17 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Vukcevic 14 to 19 min over the last 4
WAS availability going into 3/02 · 1 day's restOUT Sarr missed 7 since 2/11, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 38 since 12/06, out tonight
NEW Riley 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Gill 17 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Vukcevic 14 to 19 min over the last 4
WAS availability going into 3/03 · back-to-backOUT Black missed 2 since 2/28, returns tonight: 31 min (106% of 29)
OUT Sarr missed 8 since 2/11, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 39 since 12/06, out tonight
NEW Riley 22 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Gill 17 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW Vukcevic 14 to 19 min over the last 3
WAS availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Sarr missed 9 since 2/11, out tonight
OUT Gill missed 2 since 3/02, returns tonight: 34 min (194% of 17)
OUT Whitmore missed 40 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 2 since 3/02, out tonight
BACK Black back 3/03 after 2, 31 min since (106% of 29)
NEW Riley 22 to 33 min over the last 5
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 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Johnson at 20 and McCollum at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Watkins at 14 and Hardy at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Sarr (5 straight), Whitmore (36 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-4 a night and Washington minus-9 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 109 a night to Washington's 122. Call it Atlanta 119, Washington 112.
2/19 @ PHI 117-107 — ATL notes
ATL won 117-107. ATL shot 43% (38 of 89) to PHI's 38%, 10 of 32 from three. Johnson led with 32 (9 of 22, 0 of 5 from three, 14 of 16 at the line); McCollum added 23, Daniels 15. The hinge was Q4, 29-23: a lead of 4 became 10. McCollum was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
2/20 vs MIA 97-128 — ATL notes
ATL lost 97-128. ATL shot 38% (36 of 95) to MIA's 52%, 16 of 38 from three. ATL turned it over 13 times to MIA's 8, and MIA turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 46-58 against them. Okongwu led with 22 (8 of 12, 4 of 5 from three); Alexander-Walker added 20, McCollum 20. Q2 was theirs, 35-28, the deficit cut from 13 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 100-62 against them. Alexander-Walker's -25 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/22 vs BKN 115-104 — ATL notes
ATL won 115-104. ATL shot 48% (42 of 87) to BKN's 45%, 13 of 33 from three. The glass went 52-34 for them. Johnson led with 26 (11 of 22, 0 of 3 from three); Alexander-Walker added 17, Landale 17. The hinge was Q4, 26-17: a lead of 2 became 11. Alexander-Walker was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
2/24 vs WAS 119-98 — ATL notes
ATL won 119-98. ATL shot 39% (42 of 107) to WAS's 44%, 12 of 50 from three, and went to the line 26 times to WAS's 17 — 23 points from the stripe to their 14. ATL turned it over 10 times to WAS's 20. The glass went 61-41 for them. Kuminga led with 27 (9 of 12, 3 of 4 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Alexander-Walker added 16, Kispert 12. The hinge was Q3, 40-21: a lead of 17 became 36. Daniels was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
2/26 vs WAS 126-96 — ATL notes
ATL won 126-96. ATL shot 46% (42 of 91) to WAS's 38%, 13 of 39 from three, and went to the line 37 times to WAS's 16 — 29 points from the stripe to their 15. The glass went 56-44 for them. Kispert led with 33 (11 of 19, 6 of 11 from three); McCollum added 25, Kuminga 17. The hinge was Q4, 28-16: a lead of 18 became 30. Daniels was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
3/01 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Johnson at 20 and McCollum at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. 2 days' rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 28 from three, 24 free throws a game; Grant at 20 and Holiday at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Avdija (3 straight), Sharpe (9 straight), Love (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-9 a night and Portland minus-5 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 107 a night to Portland's 116. Call it Atlanta 118, Portland 110.
3/04 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 16 and Kuzma at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Prince (52 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Kuminga at 21 and McCollum at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-11 a night and Milwaukee minus-8 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 105 a night to Milwaukee's 118. Call it Atlanta 116, Milwaukee 111.
3/07 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 102, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Kuminga at 21 and Alexander-Walker at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 13 a night. 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 28 and Edgecombe at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without George (15 straight), Embiid (3 straight), Oubre Jr. (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-13 a night and Philadelphia minus-6 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 102 a night to Philadelphia's 116. Call it Atlanta 120, Philadelphia 110, Atlanta by 10.
3/10 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Kuminga at 21 and Alexander-Walker at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Kuminga (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 115, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Flagg at 17 and Williams at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Poulakidas (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-10 a night and Dallas minus-3 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 105 a night to Dallas's 115. Call it Atlanta 121, Dallas 106, Atlanta by 15.
2/19 vs IND 112-105 — WAS notes
WAS won 112-105. WAS shot 44% (43 of 98) to IND's 41%, 11 of 37 from three, and got to the line 20 times to IND's 27. WAS turned it over 10 times to IND's 23. Gill led with 13 (6 of 9); Richmond added 13, Carrington 13. The hinge was Q2, 33-23: a lead of 2 became 12, and the lead reached 17.
2/20 vs IND 131-118 — WAS notes
WAS won 131-118. WAS shot 58% (55 of 95) to IND's 48%, 6 of 29 from three. Williams led with 25 (9 of 11, 2 of 4 from three); Cooper added 18, Vukcevic 14. The hinge was Q4, 39-26: from level to 13 ahead. WAS trailed 57-68 at the half and won the second half 74-50. Coulibaly was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
2/22 vs CHA 112-129 — WAS notes
WAS lost 112-129. WAS shot 49% (41 of 84) to CHA's 49%, 18 of 42 from three, and got to the line 17 times to CHA's 25. The glass went 37-53 against them. Coulibaly led with 17 (6 of 9, 3 of 4 from three); Hardy added 16, George 13. Q4 was theirs, 28-24, the deficit cut from 21 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 105-84 against them. Gill's -33 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/24 @ ATL 98-119 — WAS notes
WAS lost 98-119. WAS shot 44% (37 of 84) to ATL's 39%, 10 of 31 from three, and got to the line 17 times to ATL's 26. WAS turned it over 20 times to ATL's 10, and ATL turned those into 14 steals. The glass went 41-61 against them. Riley led with 18 (7 of 8); Watkins added 14, Champagnie 14. Q4 was theirs, 34-19, the deficit cut from 36 to 21, but the other 3 periods went 100-64 against them. Johnson's -31 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/26 @ ATL 96-126 — WAS notes
WAS lost 96-126. WAS shot 38% (36 of 94) to ATL's 46%, 9 of 33 from three, and got to the line 16 times to ATL's 37. The glass went 44-56 against them. Riley led with 14 (6 of 17, 2 of 7 from three); Hardy added 14, Johnson 14. Q3 was theirs, 24-22, the deficit cut from 20 to 18, but the other 3 periods went 104-72 against them. Hardy's -34 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/28 vs TOR — 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 110 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Hardy at 14 and Watkins at 13 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Sarr (6 straight), Whitmore (37 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ingram at 20 and Quickley at 20 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 107 a night to Washington's 119 and the glass, where Toronto has been minus-4 a night and Washington minus-9. Call it Toronto 115, Washington 111, Washington keeping it close.
3/02 vs HOU — 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 112 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Riley at 15 and Hardy at 14 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Sarr (7 straight), Whitmore (38 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Durant at 28 and Smith Jr. at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-7 a night and Washington minus-8 and the defense, Houston allowing 107 a night to Washington's 125. Call it Houston 119, Washington 111.
3/03 @ 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 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Bane at 28 and Banchero at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Fra. Wagner (6 straight), Bitadze (4 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 126, shooting 46 percent and 41 from three, 17 free throws a game; Coulibaly at 14 and Riley at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 16 a night. Without Black (2 straight), Sarr (8 straight), Whitmore (39 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been minus-4 a night and Washington minus-16 and the defense, Orlando allowing 110 a night to Washington's 126. Call it Orlando 119, Washington 110.
3/05 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 126, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Riley at 15 and Hardy at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Sarr (9 straight), Gill (2 straight), Whitmore (40 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 121, shooting 42 percent and 29 from three, 27 free throws a game; George at 28 and Collier at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Kessler (57 straight), Love (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the arc, Washington at 37 percent from three to Utah's 29 and the line, where Utah takes 27 free throws a game to Washington's 19. Call it Washington 119, Utah 117, Utah keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLAN A. Newell
CK C. Kispert
CK C. Koloko
CM C. McCollum
DD D. Daniels
GV G. Vincent
JK J. Kuminga
JL J. Landale
KW K. Wallace
MG M. Gueye
OO O. Okongwu
ZR Z. Risacher
WASAG A. Gill
BC B. Carrington
BC B. Coulibaly
JC J. Champagnie
JH J. Hardy
LB L. Black
SC S. Cooper
TJ T. Johnson
TV T. Vukcevic
WR W. Riley
ATL/WAS 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
McCollum and Kispert combine for 58 points against former team in Hawks' 126-96 win vs Wizards
ATLANTA -- — Atlanta newcomers CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert combined for 58 points against their former team on Thursday night, leading the Hawks to a 126-96 win against the Washington Wizards .
It was the second of a two-game home series for the Hawks against the team to which they traded Trae Young in January. The Hawks received McCollum and Kispert in exchange — a decision that paid off in this one.
Kispert scored 22 of his career-high 33 points in the first half, subbing in with 4:56 remaining in the first quarter and promptly going 5 for 5 beyond the 3-point arc over the next 10 minutes. He finished the night 6 of 11 on 3-point attempts.
McCollum, who has worked his way into the starting lineup since arriving, scored 25 points and had six rebounds and three assists. The veteran guard made a 27-foot 3 pointer and a subsequent free throw right before half, extending Atlanta's lead to 75-56.
Dyson Daniels added 13 points, 11 assists, four rebounds and tied a season high with five steals.
Will Riley and Tre Johnson led the Wizards with 14 points apiece. Anthony Davis and Young, who the Wizards traded for earlier this season, were both sidelined with injuries.
Jonathan Kuminga and Zaccharie Risacher started in place of All-Star Jalen Johnson (hip) and Nickeil Alexander-Walker (foot).