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Game 5 of Hawks-Wizards at either 6 or 7 p.m.

Game 5 of the Hawks-Wizards playoff series will be played Wednesday in Washington, D.C. if necessary.
Game 5 of the Hawks-Wizards playoff series will be played Wednesday in Washington, D.C. if necessary.
By Chris Vivlamore
April 22, 2017

If Game 5 is necessary in the Hawks playoff series against the Wizards it will tip off at either 6 or 7 p.m. Wednesday.

The NBA released Game 5 scenarios Friday night. Those including a Game 5 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series between the Hawks and Wizards are as follows:

* If Game 5’s are necessary in the Hawks-Wizards and the Warriors-Trail Blazers series then the Hawks will play at the Wizards at 7 p.m. on NBA TV and the TNT doubleheader will be Bulls at Celtics at 8 p.m. and Trail Blazers at Warriors at 10:30 p.m.

* If the Warriors sweep the Trail Blazers then the TNT doubleheader will be Hawks at Wizards at 6 p.m. and Bulls at Celtics at 8:30 p.m.

The Wizards lead the best-of-seven series 2-0 with Games 3 and 4 scheduled for Philips Arena on Saturday and Monday.

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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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