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Inside the box score: Wizards 115, Hawks 99

Hawks players sit on the bench in a 115-99 loss to the Washington Wizards in Game 6 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series on Friday, April 28, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
Hawks players sit on the bench in a 115-99 loss to the Washington Wizards in Game 6 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series on Friday, April 28, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
By Chris Vivlamore
April 29, 2017

Inside the box score and more of the Hawks’ 115-99 loss to the Wizards in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series Friday:

Key players

* John Wall scored a game-high and his career playoff high with 42 points for the Wizards.

* Bradley Beal added 31 points for the Wizards.

* Paul Millsap led the Hawks with 31 points and 10 rebounds.

Key stat

The Hawks committed 22 turnovers, 15 in the first half.

Noteworthy

* Every Hawks player finished with a minus rating.

* John Wall scored 19 of his points in the fourth quarter.

* Dennis Schroder had 26 points and 10 assists, his second straight playoff double-double.

* The Hawks were 9 of 32 from 3-point range, including 2 of 12 in the first half.

* Dwight Howard did not play in the fourth quarter played 16:32 final-period minutes in the series.

Quotable

“It was too much for us to overcome tonight.” – Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer on 22-point deficit

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About the Author

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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