Hawks line-up shuffled with Horford out

• NO GO FOR HORFORD: Al Horford gave his sprained ankle a try before Wednesday night’s game against Washington, but it was a short one. He was back in the locker room within minutes and sat out the game.

He’ll sit out practice today and likely give it another try for Friday’s game against Charlotte.

Horford thought when he injured his ankle in the first quarter in Indiana on Tuesday night that he might have a chance to play vs. the Wizards. But after morning and afternoon rounds of treatment, it wasn’t ready.

“If I can’t go to the level that I try to play every night, I’m not going to go because I don’t feel like I’ll be helping the team or myself, either,” Horford said before testing his ankle. “I want to be out there, being productive, not limping around.”

Zaza Pachulia started at center, and Marvin Williams was moved to power forward. Mo Evans got his third start of the season in Williams’ usual small forward spot.

• BIG BOARDS: Both Pachulia and Williams had career nights in rebounding Wednesday — Pachulia matched his career-best of 18, and Williams matched his career best with 14. Pachulia had 18 rebounds vs. Orlando on March 19, 2006. Williams had 14 rebounds at Golden State last season on Feb. 22. “I’m kind of mad at Zaza,” Williams said. “If he could have spared me one, I could have got 15.”

— Carroll Rogers