Game ID: 22500057
Atlanta Hawks @ Washington Wizards
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
WAS 45 32 34 21 132ATL 23 32 23 35 113
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 11/16 · 3 days' restOUT Coulibaly missed 4 since 11/07, returns tonight: 28 min (105% of 26)
OUT Watkins missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Gill missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Cooper missed 9 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Middleton back 11/07 after 2, 24 min since (97% of 24)
BACK Riley back 11/12 after 2, 3 min since (15% of 22)
BACK Vukcevic back 11/12 after 2, 7 min since (53% of 14)
WAS availability going into 11/19 · 2 days' restOUT Watkins missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Gill missed 4 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Cooper missed 10 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Coulibaly back 11/16 after 4, 28 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Middleton back 11/07 after 2, 25 min since (101% of 24)
BACK Riley back 11/12 after 2, 3 min since (15% of 22)
BACK Vukcevic back 11/12 after 2, 7 min since (51% of 14)
WAS availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Riley missed 2 since 11/16, returns tonight: 9 min (42% of 22)
OUT Watkins missed 4 since 11/10, returns tonight: 9 min (45% of 21)
OUT Gill missed 5 since 11/08, returns tonight: 5 min (27% of 17)
OUT Cooper missed 11 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Coulibaly back 11/16 after 4, 28 min since (109% of 26)
BACK Vukcevic back 11/12 after 2, 11 min since (82% of 14)
NEW Whitmore 17 to 23 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Sarr missed 2 since 11/19, returns tonight: 28 min (103% of 27)
OUT Cooper missed 12 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Coulibaly back 11/16 after 4, 28 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Riley back 11/12 after 2, 6 min since (29% of 22)
BACK Watkins back 11/21 after 4, 9 min since (45% of 21)
BACK Gill back 11/21 after 5, 5 min since (27% of 17)
BACK Vukcevic back 11/12 after 2, 13 min since (93% of 14)
WAS availability going into 11/25 · 2 days' restOUT Bagley III missed 2 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Cooper missed 13 since 10/28, returns tonight: 2 min (15% of 17)
BACK Sarr back 11/22 after 2, 28 min since (103% of 27)
BACK Coulibaly back 11/16 after 4, 27 min since (103% of 26)
BACK Riley back 11/12 after 2, 5 min since (23% of 22)
BACK Watkins back 11/21 after 4, 9 min since (45% of 21)
BACK Gill back 11/21 after 5, 5 min since (27% of 17)
BACK Vukcevic back 11/12 after 2, 14 min since (104% of 14)
WAS availability going into 11/28 · 2 days' restOUT Johnson missed 2 since 11/22, out tonight
OUT Bagley III missed 3 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Gill missed 2 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Sarr back 11/22 after 2, 33 min since (121% of 27)
BACK Coulibaly back 11/16 after 4, 28 min since (109% of 26)
BACK Riley back 11/21 after 2, 5 min since (22% of 22)
BACK Watkins back 11/21 after 4, 6 min since (29% of 21)
BACK Cooper back 11/25 after 13, 2 min since (15% of 17)
WAS availability going into 12/01 · 2 days' restOUT Johnson missed 3 since 11/22, out tonight
OUT Bagley III missed 4 since 11/21, returns tonight: 29 min (152% of 19)
OUT Gill missed 3 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Sarr back 11/22 after 2, 33 min since (120% of 27)
BACK Riley back 11/21 after 2, 6 min since (27% of 22)
BACK Watkins back 11/21 after 4, 6 min since (29% of 21)
BACK Cooper back 11/25 after 13, 3 min since (17% of 17)
WAS availability going into 12/02 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 4 since 11/22, out tonight
OUT Watkins missed 2 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Kispert missed 2 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Gill missed 4 since 11/22, returns tonight: 8 min (45% of 17)
BACK Sarr back 11/22 after 2, 33 min since (120% of 27)
BACK Riley back 11/21 after 2, 6 min since (27% of 22)
BACK Bagley III back 12/01 after 4, 29 min since (152% of 19)
BACK Cooper back 11/25 after 13, 3 min since (17% of 17)
WAS availability going into 12/04 · 1 day's restOUT Sarr missed 2 since 12/01, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 5 since 11/22, out tonight
OUT Watkins missed 3 since 11/28, returns tonight: 18 min (89% of 21)
OUT Kispert missed 3 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Cooper missed 2 since 12/01, out tonight
BACK Bagley III back 12/01 after 4, 28 min since (145% of 19)
BACK Gill back 12/02 after 4, 8 min since (45% of 17)
NEW Middleton 24 to 30 min over the last 3
ATL availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 9 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
BACK Alexander-Walker back 11/12 after 2, 29 min since (86% of 34)
BACK Kennard back 11/10 after 2, 18 min since (89% of 20)
ATL availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 10 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Porziņģis missed 3 since 11/13, returns tonight: 29 min (120% of 24)
BACK Alexander-Walker back 11/12 after 2, 31 min since (92% of 34)
BACK Kennard back 11/10 after 2, 18 min since (88% of 20)
NEW Krejčí 22 to 28 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 11 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Alexander-Walker back 11/12 after 2, 31 min since (94% of 34)
BACK Porziņģis back 11/20 after 3, 29 min since (120% of 24)
NEW Krejčí 22 to 28 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/23 · back-to-backOUT Young missed 12 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 11/20 after 3, 31 min since (128% of 24)
NEW Krejčí 22 to 30 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 13 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 11/20 after 3, 31 min since (128% of 24)
NEW Krejčí 22 to 30 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/28 · 2 days' restOUT Young missed 14 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 11/20 after 3, 28 min since (115% of 24)
NEW Krejčí 22 to 28 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 15 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 11/20 after 3, 28 min since (115% of 24)
ATL availability going into 12/01 · back-to-backOUT Young missed 16 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 11/28, out tonight
NEW Gueye 15 to 22 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 17 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Porziņģis missed 3 since 11/28, out tonight
NEW Gueye 15 to 21 min over the last 5
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 111 a night and allowing 129, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; George at 18 and Sarr at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Bagley III (2 straight), Cooper (13 straight). 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Johnson at 24 and Alexander-Walker at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Young (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Atlanta allowing 117 a night to Washington's 129. Call it Atlanta 122, Washington 115.
11/16 vs BKN 106-129 — WAS notes
WAS lost 106-129. WAS shot 44% (37 of 84) to BKN's 53%, 12 of 34 from three, and got to the line 22 times to BKN's 35. The glass went 33-44 against them. George led with 29 (9 of 16, 5 of 10 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); McCollum added 17, Middleton 14. Q1 was theirs, 28-28, but the other 3 periods went 101-78 against them. Carrington's -25 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/19 @ MIN 109-120 — WAS notes
WAS lost 109-120. WAS shot 49% (43 of 88) to MIN's 45%, 14 of 32 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 26 fouls committed. WAS turned it over 17 times to MIN's 9, and MIN turned those into 11 steals. George led with 23 (8 of 17, 4 of 8 from three); McCollum added 14, Bagley III 13. Q3 was theirs, 36-23, the deficit cut from 25 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 97-73 against them. Vukcevic's -24 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/21 @ TOR 110-140 — WAS notes
WAS lost 110-140. WAS shot 45% (39 of 86) to TOR's 58%, 12 of 41 from three, and got to the line 24 times to TOR's 39. The glass went 29-48 against them. McCollum led with 20 (8 of 15, 2 of 7 from three); Johnson added 14, Whitmore 11. Q2 was theirs, 27-26, the deficit cut from 11 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 114-83 against them. George's -22 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/22 @ CHI 120-121 — WAS notes
WAS lost 120-121. WAS shot 46% (44 of 96) to CHI's 42%, 16 of 36 from three, and got to the line 20 times to CHI's 30. WAS turned it over 15 times to CHI's 10. Kispert led with 20 (7 of 10, 3 of 6 from three); Whitmore added 20, McCollum 18. Q2 was theirs, 29-24, but the other 3 periods went 97-91 against them. They led by as many as 16. Champagnie's -11 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/25 vs ATL 132-113 — WAS notes
WAS won 132-113. WAS shot 57% (48 of 84) to ATL's 45%, 19 of 38 from three, and went to the line 26 times to ATL's 16 — 17 points from the stripe to their 12. WAS turned it over 12 times to ATL's 18. McCollum led with 46 (17 of 25, 10 of 13 from three); Sarr added 27, Kispert 19. The hinge was Q1, 45-23: from level to 22 ahead, and the lead reached 33. Middleton was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
11/28 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 30 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Mathurin at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Nesmith (6 straight), Furphy (11 straight), Que. Jackson (11 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 125, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; McCollum at 23 and George at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Johnson (2 straight), Bagley III (3 straight), Gill (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the line, where Indiana takes 30 free throws a game to Washington's 21 and the defense, Indiana allowing 117 a night to Washington's 125. Call it Indiana 120, Washington 116, Washington keeping it close.
12/01 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 111 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sarr at 22 and McCollum at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Johnson (3 straight), Bagley III (4 straight), Gill (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Rollins at 17 and Turner at 14 a game. Without Prince (13 straight), Nance (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been minus-1 a night and Washington minus-8 and the defense, Milwaukee allowing 113 a night to Washington's 123. Call it Milwaukee 118, Washington 115, Washington keeping it close.
12/02 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 126, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Maxey at 33 and Grimes at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Oubre Jr. (7 straight), Watford (2 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; McCollum at 25 and Sarr at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Johnson (4 straight), Watkins (2 straight), Kispert (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Washington at 37 percent from three to Philadelphia's 31. Call it Philadelphia 124, Washington 116.
12/04 vs BOS — 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 120, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; McCollum at 23 and Sarr at 22 a game. Without Sarr (2 straight), Johnson (5 straight), Watkins (3 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 119, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brown at 34 and White at 20 a game. Without Garza (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Washington giving it away 14 times a game to Boston's 11. Call it Boston 120, Washington 115.
11/18 vs DET 112-120 — ATL notes
ATL lost 112-120. ATL shot 48% (42 of 87) to DET's 54%, 15 of 44 from three, and got to the line 15 times to DET's 24. ATL turned it over 17 times to DET's 12, and DET turned those into 12 steals. Johnson led with 25 (8 of 18, 3 of 8 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Alexander-Walker added 24, Okongwu 21. Q4 was theirs, 30-26, the deficit cut from 12 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 94-82 against them. Okongwu's -22 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/20 @ SAS 126-135 — ATL notes
ATL lost 126-135. ATL shot 56% (49 of 87) to SAS's 53%, 20 of 37 from three, and got to the line 13 times to SAS's 30. ATL turned it over 16 times to SAS's 10, and SAS turned those into 10 steals. Alexander-Walker led with 38 (13 of 17, 8 of 10 from three); J. Johnson added 26, Porziņģis 16. Q3 was theirs, 32-21, the deficit cut from 14 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 114-94 against them. Okongwu's -19 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/22 @ NOP 115-98 — ATL notes
ATL won 115-98. ATL shot 47% (42 of 90) to NOP's 42%, 17 of 46 from three. ATL turned it over 7 times to NOP's 14. Porziņģis led with 30 (11 of 17, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Krejčí added 21, Johnson 18. The hinge was Q2, 35-21: ATL came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 24. Johnson was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/23 vs CHA 113-110 — ATL notes
ATL won 113-110. ATL shot 49% (45 of 91) to CHA's 45%, 11 of 31 from three. ATL turned it over 7 times to CHA's 15. Johnson led with 28 (11 of 22, 2 of 4 from three); Alexander-Walker added 23, Daniels 22. The hinge was Q3, 39-33: ATL came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 4. ATL trailed 53-55 at the half and won the second half 60-55.
11/25 @ WAS 113-132 — ATL notes
ATL lost 113-132. ATL took 11 more shots (95 to 84), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to WAS's 57%, 15 of 43 from three, and got to the line 16 times to WAS's 26. ATL turned it over 18 times to WAS's 12, and WAS turned those into 13 steals. Porziņģis led with 22 (7 of 13, 2 of 5 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Okongwu added 20, Risacher 17. Q4 was theirs, 35-21, the deficit cut from 33 to 19, but the other 3 periods went 111-78 against them. Daniels's -23 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/28 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Porziņģis at 23 and Johnson at 21 a game. Without Young (14 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 29 and Hunter at 18 a game. Without Allen (3 straight), Merrill (4 straight), Porter Jr. (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 109 a night to Atlanta's 119 and the line, where Cleveland takes 23 free throws a game to Atlanta's 16. Call it Atlanta 116, Cleveland 115, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/30 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Grimes at 15 a game. Without Edgecombe (3 straight), Embiid (9 straight), Oubre Jr. (6 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Porziņģis at 23 and Alexander-Walker at 22 a game. Without Young (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Philadelphia giving it away 16 times a game to Atlanta's 12 and the arc, Atlanta at 40 percent from three to Philadelphia's 35. Call it Philadelphia 119, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/01 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 119, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 30 free throws a game; Cunningham at 33 and Harris at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Johnson at 25 and Alexander-Walker at 21 a game. Without Young (16 straight), Porziņģis (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-7 a night and Atlanta minus-0 and the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 17 times a game to Atlanta's 13. Call it Detroit 122, Atlanta 116.
12/03 vs LAC — 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 119 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 27 and Alexander-Walker at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Young (17 straight), Porziņģis (3 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 0-5 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 124, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Leonard at 29 and Harden at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Jones Jr. (8 straight), Lopez (4 straight), Bogdanović (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Clippers take 27 free throws a game to Atlanta's 22. Call it Atlanta 121, the Clippers 114.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLAN A. Newell
DD D. Daniels
JJ J. Johnson
JT J. Toppin
KP K. Porziņģis
KW K. Wallace
KR Krejci
LK L. Kennard
MG M. Gueye
NA N. Alexander-Walker
OO O. Okongwu
PO Porzingis
VK V. Krejčí
ZR Z. Risacher
WASAS A. Sarr
BC B. Carrington
BC B. Coulibaly
CK C. Kispert
CM C. McCollum
CW C. Whitmore
JC J. Champagnie
JW J. Watkins
KM K. Middleton
MB M. Branham
SC S. Cooper
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 scores 46 as Wizards snap 14-game skid with 132-113 win over Hawks
WASHINGTON -- — CJ McCollum posted season highs with 46 points and 10 made 3-pointers, and the Washington Wizards never trailed en route to a 132-113 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.
McCollum missed only three times from beyond the arc and finished one 3 shy of his career high and a franchise record. Washington opened with a 45-point first quarter and 77-point first half, both season bests.
Alex Sarr added 27 points and 11 rebounds for the Wizards (2-15), who snapped a 14-game losing streak — two shy of a franchise record. They earned their first home win since a 116-111 victory over Sacramento on April 2. Washington's Corey Kispert had 19 points before leaving midway through the third quarter with a thumb injury.
Kristaps Porzingis scored 22 points and Onyeka Okongwu had 20 for Atlanta, which had a two-game win streak snapped in its worst loss since a 138-118 defeat to Toronto in an Oct. 22 season opener.
Both teams are now 1-2 in NBA Cup play.
The Wizards made their first seven 3s to build an early lead as large as 29 in the first quarter before Kispert missed his fourth attempt from beyond the arc with 1:27 left. Their advantage eventually grew to 33 before the Hawks closed in late with both teams' starters removed.