A recap of the Hawks’ 109-98 loss to the Wizards Wednesday:
Noteworthy
* The Hawks had six double-digit scorers in Al Horford (19), Jeff Teague (16), Paul Millsap (13), Tim Hardaway Jr. (13), Dennis Schroder (11) and Mike Scott (10).
* All five Hawks starters finished in the minus and were a combined minus-97. The Hawks bench all finished in the plus and were a combined plus-42.
* The Wizards had five double-digit scorers in Ramon Sessions (22), Nene (19), Jared Dudley (14), Marcus Thornton (14) and Garrett Temple (12).
* The Hawks’ biggest lead was just four points.
* The Hawks were outscored 50-32 in the paint, 13-10 in second-chance points and 23-19 in fast break points.
Key stat
23
Number of Hawks turnovers, which led to 16 points for the Wizards and were an indicator of the sloppy play. The starters committed 17 of the turnovers including five by Jeff Teague and four each by Kent Bazemore and Paul Millsap
Quote of the game
“I think, unfortunately, it’s a little bit reflected of the season. We lost a lot of games that on paper we should be winning. The one against Miami (following the All-Star break) comes to mind for me. It’s something that we have to keep in mind and we’ve got to use this as a learning tool. A game like this is all a mindset more than anything else.” - Thabo Sefolosha
Report card
Offense: D
Sure, the Hawks scored 98 points. However, 65 came in the final three quarter and 39 after halftime. They shot 39.5 percent from the field and 36.7 percent from 3-point range. They missed several shots in-close. The starters were 18 of 46 from the field. The turnovers were bad.
Defense: F
The Hawks allowed the Wizards – missing four starters – 109 points in an extremely important game. Enough said.
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