Hawks-Wizards Game 5 set for 8 p.m.

Hawks’ Paul Millsap gets five from Pero Antic after making a shot against the Wizards in a basketball game during the Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 2 on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, in Atlanta. The Hawks beat the Wizards 106-90 to even the series 1-1. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

By Chris Vivlamore

May 6, 2015

With a Game 5 now necessary in the Hawks-Wizards Eastern Conference semifinal series, the contest will be played at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Philips Arena, the NBA announced.

It will be broadcast by TNT. The time of the game was previously not determined.

Here’s a look at the updated series schedule:

Game 1: Wizards 104, Hawks 98

Game 2: Hawks 106, Wizards 90

Game 3: Hawks at Wizards, Saturday, May 9, 5 p.m., ESPN

Game 4: Hawks at Wizards, Monday, May 11, 7 p.m., TNT

Game 5: Wizards at Hawks, Wednesday, May 13, 8 p.m., TNT

Game 6*: Hawks at Wizards, Friday, May 15, TBD, ESPN

GAme 7*: Wizards at Hawks, Monday, May 18, 8 p.m. TNT

Series tied 1-1

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