GAME 2: HAWKS AT WIZARDS
April 19, 2017, 7 p.m., Verizon Center
Wizards lead series, 1-0
Starters
Hawks
Dennis Schroder
Tim Hardaway Jr.
Taurean Prince
Paul Millsap
Dwight Howard
Injury report: None
Inactives: Ryan Kelly, DeAndre Bembry
Wizards
John Wall
Bradley Beal
Otto Porter
Markieff Morris
Marcin Gortat
Injury report: Out – Ian Mahinmi (strained left calf); Probable – Jason Smith (knee), Kelly Oubre Jr. (knee)
Inactives: Ian Mahinmi, Chris McCullough
Officials: Marc Davis, Sean Corbin, David Guthrie, Matt Boland (alternate)
From the Hawks
Dennis Schroder led the Hawks with 25 points in Game 1. He became the first Hawks player to score at least 25 points in his first postseason start since John Drew in 1978. … Taurean Prince became the third Hawks rookie since 2008 to start a playoff game joining Al Horford and Pero Antic.
From the Wizards
John Wall became the first player since 2011 (Chris Paul) to record 32 points and 14 assists in a playoff game. Since 2000, only four players have posted such a game: Allen Iverson, Deron Williams, Paul (twice) and Wall. … The Wizards improved to 9-1 in first-round playoff series since 2014.
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