Wizards-Hawks Preview

By MATT BECKER
Posted Oct 29 2009 10:03PM

The Washington Wizards tied a franchise record for losses last season with top scorer Gilbert Arenas missing all but two games.

With a stellar performance in the season opener, a healthy Arenas is giving the Wizards reason to believe this season will be much better.

Arenas looks to build on his highest scoring game in two years and help Washington win its second consecutive game Friday night against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena.

Finally healthy after two seasons essentially lost to knee injuries, Arenas had 29 points and nine assists in the Wizards' 102-91 victory at Dallas on Tuesday.

Arenas shot 10 of 21 and made 8 of 9 free throws to finish with more points than he had all of last season. Arenas was limited to 26 points in his two games last season and played in only 13 contests in 2007-08 because of injuries that have required him to have three surgeries on his left knee.

"He's just going to continue to get better and better," said Flip Saunders, who won his coaching debut with the Wizards.

Arenas didn't show much rust on the court. The three-time All-Star was able to pull up for long jumpers over tall defenders and dribble past guards to finish with his highest point total since scoring 30 against Indiana on Nov. 14, 2007.

Arenas played so well Washington didn't seem to miss injured forward Antawn Jamison, who is expected to be out the first eight to 13 games because of a shoulder injury.

"I felt fine,'' said Arenas, who was practically forced to speak after he and the team were fined $25,000 each for his silence during the preseason.

"It's a win,'' he added. "If we want to be good, we've got to win on the road. It feels great, but it's just one.''

Without Arenas for much of last season, Washington finished 19-63, the worst record in the Eastern Conference and tied for the worst in franchise history with the 2000-01 team. The Wizards, who were 6-35 on the road last season, also lost all four games to the Hawks in 2008-09.

Arenas has missed Washington's last seven games against Atlanta with the Wizards losing six of those contests. Washington had won 12 of the previous 14 in this series.

Atlanta opened the season with a 120-109 win over Indiana on Wednesday night.

Led by Joe Johnson's 25 points and Al Horford's 24 points and 16 rebounds, the Hawks offense shined, shooting 52.9 percent from the floor and making seven of 12 from beyond the 3-point arc (58.3 percent).

Atlanta, which opened with six straight wins last season en route to a second consecutive playoff berth, came out flat on the defensive end but turned up the intensity down the stretch.

After allowing the Pacers to shoot 58.6 percent (34 of 58) through the first three quarters, the Hawks limited them to 15 points on 5 of 15 shooting while forcing six turnovers in the final 12 minutes.

"I thought that fourth quarter, when we really had to nail it down defensively, guys stepped up and made the plays they had to make," coach Mike Woodson said. "I thought it was a great effort on everybody's part, and we were able to secure the win, and that's what's important."

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Defense, balanced scoring leads Hawks over Wizards

By Matt Winkeljohn, for NBA.com
Posted Friday October 30, 2009 11:32PM

ATLANTA (NBA.com exclusive) -- If the Wizards learned anything Friday night, it was that an off-season roster shakeup, a healthy Gilbert Arenas, a new coach and one win on the road do not combine to guarantee that they're an upper-echelon team.

Conversely, the Hawks found more evidence that they're deeper than last season, and in a 100-89 win in Philips Arena they also showed signs that they might be capable of playing the sustained defense that will be required if they're to threaten in the East.

Three days after a surprising win at Dallas, the Wizards looked better than the team that went 6-35 away from home in 2008-'09, but not yet in the same league as the Hawks.

Washington began to go off kilter when guard Mike Miller, traded along with Randy Foye to the Wizards from the Timberwolves in the off season, picked up his third foul just 1:11 into the second quarter. He had five rebounds by then, and more importantly the Wizards had some offensive rhythm.

But it vanished, and a three-point deficit turned into a 58-44 halftime lead for the Hawks as Washington began hacking when Atlanta attacked the rim.

"When you get out-scored at the line by 17 (31 of 34 free throws for Atlanta; 14 of 22 for the Wizards), it's going to hurt you," said Washington coach Flip Saunders. "When we jumped out to a 10-point lead in the first quarter, it looked like it was going to be an easy one tonight.

"They began to take control of the game in the second quarter when they locked in defensively."

Arenas did not have the same vibe he had while going for 29 points against the Mavericks. He scored a team-high 23, but needed 22 shots to get there (making nine).

That was by the Hawks' design.

Atlanta held Washington to 44.3 percent shooting from the field (including 5-13 from beyond the arc) and collectively harassed Arenas -- through whom much of Washington's offense runs -- into seven turnovers.

"Joe [Johnson] really came in after the [Pacers] game and told everybody that we've got to defend better to become a good team," said Atlanta forward Marvin Williams. "I think guys really came out tonight and made a conscious effort to defend."

The Hawks also seemed plenty conscious of their options.

On a night when three-time All-Star guard Johnson made just five of 16 shots for 17 points and starting point guard Mike Bibby scored but six, it hardly fazed Atlanta.

Newcomer Jamal Crawford came off the bench earlier than on Wednesday (when he scored just 3 points in 11:32 of action against Indiana), scoring 15 of his 16 points in the first half.

"I told him I was going to bring him in early," Atlanta coach Mike Woodson said of Crawford, who played more than 24 minutes off the bench. "I wanted him to know I hadn't forgotten about him. This is a little new for me, having such a deep team.

"We've got enough players that we can spread it around. There are going to be nights when Jamal is going to lead us in scoring . . . but again, you win in this league on the defensive end."

Forward Josh Smith led Atlanta with 20 points and registered two blocks to become the youngest player in NBA history to reach 900 career swats. Smith achieved the feat in at the age of 23 years, 329 days, surpassing the old record held by Shaquille O'Neal (24 years, 286 days).

Washington closed to 93-86 on an Arenas 3-pointer with 2:36 to go, but then Josh Smith drove from the right corner and lofted a lefty hook as part of a three-point play.

Horford soon blocked a Miller shot at the other end, and that was that.

It was a nice sendoff for the Hawks, who head west now for four games in six days, beginning Sunday against the Lakers.

"They're the world champions, and we've just got to go with the mindset that we have to be better on the road this year so it starts with L.A." Woodson said. "We've got to go try to get a win."

• Wizards: Crittenton, Davis, Jamison
• Hawks: Hunter

• Wizards: --
• Hawks: --

• Lead Changes: 2
• Times Tied: 1

• Arena: Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
• Officials: #9 Derrick Stafford, #39 Kevin Fehr, #59 Gary Zielinski
• Attendance: 17079
• Duration: 2:26

Washington Wizards (10-22)		Atlanta Hawks (22-12)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Smith vs Haywood (Bibby gains possession)
	11:45	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:43
Arenas Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	11:32
	11:18 [ATL 2-0]	Bibby Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	11:01
	10:59	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:55	Johnson Running Layup Shot: Missed
	10:54	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:54 [ATL 4-0]	Smith Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	10:34
Oberto Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:33
Butler 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Arenas (1 AST)	10:28 [WAS 3-4]
	10:19	Horford Jump Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:18
Haywood Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)	10:06 [WAS 5-4]
	09:47	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:46
Arenas Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:34 [WAS 7-4]
	09:06	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:03
Oberto Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)	08:58 [WAS 9-4]
	08:37	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:35
Arenas 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	08:25 [WAS 12-4]
	08:20	Team Timeout : Regular
Oberto Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:15
	08:15	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:15	Team Rebound
	08:15 [ATL 5-12]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
	08:04	Bibby Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:04 [WAS 13-5]
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:04
	08:03	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:51	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:49	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	07:46	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Miller (1 ST)
Haywood Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Arenas (2 AST)	07:40 [WAS 15-5]
	07:21	Horford Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Miller (2 ST)
Haywood Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	07:08
	07:06	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	07:00 [ATL 7-15]	Horford Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bibby (1 AST)
Haywood Running Hook Shot: Missed	06:40
	06:39	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:31 [ATL 9-15]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bibby (2 AST)
	06:28	Johnson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	06:13
	06:12	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:05 [ATL 11-15]	Bibby Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	05:50	Smith Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	05:50	Williams Substitution replaced by Crawford
Arenas 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)	05:41 [WAS 18-11]
	05:20 [ATL 13-18]	Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Oberto Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:20
Oberto Substitution replaced by Blatche	05:20
	05:20 [ATL 14-18]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Haywood Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)	05:02 [WAS 20-14]
Miller Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:53
	04:38	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	04:37
Haywood Jump Shot: Missed	04:27
	04:26	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Miller Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:23
	04:23	Bibby Substitution replaced by Evans
Miller Substitution replaced by Stevenson	04:23
	04:23 [ATL 15-20]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	04:23 [ATL 16-20]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Stevenson Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)	04:03 [WAS 22-16]
Stevenson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:48
	03:48 [ATL 17-22]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	03:48 [ATL 18-22]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Horford (1 BLK)	03:24
	03:22	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:19 [ATL 20-22]	Smith Running Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:09
	03:09	Johnson Substitution replaced by Williams
Butler Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Arenas (3 AST)	03:03 [WAS 24-20]
	02:45	Williams Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
	02:45	Horford Substitution replaced by Pachulia
Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Missed	02:22
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:19
Team Timeout : Short	02:19
Blatche Jump Shot: Missed	02:11
	02:10	Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:02 [ATL 22-24]	Crawford Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	01:54
	01:52	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	01:38 [ATL 24-24]	Smith Running Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Crawford (1 AST)
Arenas Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Pachulia (1 ST)	01:20
Stevenson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:18
	01:18	Smith Substitution replaced by Smith
	01:18 [ATL 25-24]	Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	01:18 [ATL 26-24]	Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Arenas Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	01:03
	00:55.9	Smith Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	00:55.9	Smith Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed	00:44.9
	00:38.9	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Stevenson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:34.7
	00:34.7	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:34.7	Team Rebound
Stevenson Substitution replaced by Foye	00:34.7
	00:34.7 [ATL 27-24]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
	00:17.6	Pachulia Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Arenas Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Evans (1 ST)	00:05.9
	00:01.2 [ATL 29-24]	Crawford Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
End of 1st Quarter
Washington Wizards (10-22)		Atlanta Hawks (22-12)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	11:43
	11:41	Teague Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:27	Smith Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:25
Blatche Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Oberto (1 AST)	11:13 [WAS 26-29]
Miller Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	10:49
	10:49 [ATL 30-26]	Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
Miller Substitution replaced by Young	10:49
	10:49 [ATL 31-26]	Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
	10:38	Evans Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Foye Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:33 [WAS 28-31]
	10:22	Pachulia Jump Shot: Missed Block: Blatche (1 BLK)
	10:21	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Butler Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:21
	10:21 [ATL 32-28]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:21 [ATL 33-28]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Foye Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	10:11
	09:57	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:56
Butler Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	09:38
Team Timeout : Regular	09:38
	09:38	Crawford Substitution replaced by Johnson
	09:27 [ATL 35-28]	Smith Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)
Young Jump Shot: Missed	09:09
	09:08	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:01 [ATL 37-28]	Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (9 PTS)
	08:48	Johnson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Young Jump Shot: Missed	08:41
Young Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:38
Oberto Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	08:31
Oberto Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	08:31
	08:18	Teague Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:17
Foye Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:12 [WAS 30-37]
	07:53	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)
Blatche Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:42 [WAS 32-37]
	07:42	Pachulia Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	07:42	Pachulia Substitution replaced by Horford
	07:42	Smith Substitution replaced by Bibby
	07:42	Teague Substitution replaced by Smith
Oberto Substitution replaced by Haywood	07:42
Blatche Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	07:42 [WAS 33-37]
	07:23 [ATL 40-33]	Evans 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
Blatche Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	07:00
Butler Substitution replaced by Arenas	07:00
	07:00	Johnson Substitution replaced by Crawford
	06:47	Smith Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	06:47	Smith Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Young Jump Shot: Missed	06:35
	06:34	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:26 [ATL 43-33]	Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Bibby (3 AST)
Haywood Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Blatche (1 AST)	06:05 [WAS 35-43]
	06:05	Evans Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Haywood Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	06:05
	06:04	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:53	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Arenas (1 ST)
Arenas Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	05:48
Arenas Turnover : Foul (5 TO)	05:48
	05:48	Timeout : Official
	05:48	Evans Substitution replaced by Williams
	05:35	Horford Hook Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:33
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	05:19
	05:17	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	05:09 [ATL 45-35]	Smith Running Hook Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Bibby (4 AST)
Blatche Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Foye (1 AST)	04:50 [WAS 37-45]
	04:34	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Arenas (2 ST)
Young Layup Shot: Missed	04:28
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:26
Haywood Putback Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS)	04:26 [WAS 39-45]
	04:06 [ATL 47-39]	Crawford Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	03:48
	03:47	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	03:40	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:39
	03:34	Smith Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	03:34 [WAS 40-47]
Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:34
	03:34	Smith Substitution replaced by Smith
	03:32	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	03:16	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:14
Haywood Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Foye (2 AST)	03:02 [WAS 42-47]
Foye Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:41
	02:41	Team Timeout : Regular
Young Substitution replaced by McGuire	02:41
	02:41 [ATL 48-42]	Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	02:41 [ATL 49-42]	Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	02:21
	02:20	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:11 [ATL 51-42]	Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
McGuire Layup Shot: Missed	01:52
	01:51	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:39 [ATL 54-42]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Bibby (5 AST)
Blatche Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	01:15 [WAS 44-54]
McGuire Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:00
	00:53.8	Horford Layup Shot: Missed
	00:51.9	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	00:50.8	Smith Putback Layup Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (1 BLK)
	00:50.8	Team Rebound
	00:50.8	Team Timeout : Short
Blatche Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:37.0
	00:37.0 [ATL 55-44]	Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	00:37.0 [ATL 56-44]	Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Blatche Jump Shot: Missed	00:23.9
	00:21.9	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:04.9	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:03.6
Arenas Turnover : Traveling (6 TO)	00:02.7
	00:00.0 [ATL 58-44]	Horford Running Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Crawford (2 AST)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Washington Wizards (10-22)		Atlanta Hawks (22-12)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Horford (2 BLK)	11:46
	11:33	Team Rebound
	11:33	Johnson Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	11:33	Johnson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	11:18	Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Oberto Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Arenas (4 AST)	11:12 [WAS 46-58]
	10:53	Williams Layup Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (2 BLK)
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	10:51
Arenas Layup Shot: Missed Block: Horford (3 BLK)	10:43
	10:42	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:40 [ATL 60-46]	Johnson Running Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Bibby (6 AST)
Young Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:40
	10:40 [ATL 61-46]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
Young Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:26
Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	10:24
Haywood Tip Shot: Missed	10:24
	10:23	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:21	Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	10:01	Williams Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	09:50 [WAS 48-61]
	09:50	Smith Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Arenas Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	09:50
	09:48	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	09:42	Team Timeout : Short
	09:42	Smith Substitution replaced by Smith
	09:31	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	09:30
Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Horford (4 BLK)	09:23
	09:21	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	09:18	Johnson Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Young 3pt Shot: Missed	08:58
	08:56	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	08:41 [ATL 63-48]	Bibby Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)
Young 3pt Shot: Missed	08:24
Arenas Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:22
Team Timeout : Regular	08:13
Young Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	08:05
	08:03	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:38	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:38	Team Rebound
	07:38	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Young Substitution replaced by Foye	07:38
Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	07:25
	07:06	Horford Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Oberto Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:03
	06:59	Smith Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Haywood Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	06:59 [WAS 49-63]
Haywood Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	06:59 [WAS 50-63]
	06:41	Johnson Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Oberto Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:39
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	06:16
	06:16	Williams Substitution replaced by Crawford
	06:00 [ATL 65-50]	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Johnson (4 AST)
	05:41	Horford Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Haywood Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	05:41 [WAS 51-65]
Haywood Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	05:41 [WAS 52-65]
	05:22	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	05:21
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	05:14
	05:11	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	05:03	Bibby Jump Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	05:02
	04:51	Horford Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	04:51	Johnson Substitution replaced by Evans
	04:51	Horford Substitution replaced by Pachulia
Oberto Substitution replaced by Blatche	04:51
Haywood Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:51
Team Rebound	04:51
Haywood Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	04:51 [WAS 53-65]
	04:39	Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:38
	04:36	Pachulia Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Foye Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	04:36 [WAS 54-65]
	04:36	Team Timeout : Regular
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	04:36
Haywood Substitution replaced by McGee	04:36
Foye Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	04:36 [WAS 55-65]
	04:21	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:20
McGee Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Foye (3 AST)	04:15 [WAS 57-65]
Blatche Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:56
	03:56 [ATL 66-57]	Pachulia Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	03:56 [ATL 67-57]	Pachulia Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	03:40	Bibby Substitution replaced by Teague
Jump Ball Evans vs Arenas (Smith gains possession)	03:40
Arenas Turnover : Lost Ball (7 TO) Steal:Evans (2 ST)	03:40
Blatche Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:31
	03:31 [ATL 68-57]	Pachulia Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	03:31 [ATL 69-57]	Pachulia Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
	03:13	Pachulia Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Blatche Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:13
Team Rebound	03:13
	03:13	Pachulia Substitution replaced by Horford
Blatche Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	03:13 [WAS 58-69]
	02:55	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:53	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
McGee Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:51
	02:51	Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:51	Team Rebound
	02:51 [ATL 70-58]	Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Blatche Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Miller (4 AST)	02:33 [WAS 60-70]
	02:14	Evans 3pt Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	02:13
Foye Running Jump Shot: Missed	02:02
Team Rebound	02:02
	02:02	Smith Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
Arenas Substitution replaced by Stevenson	02:02
Blatche Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:02
Team Rebound	02:02
Blatche Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	02:02 [WAS 61-70]
	01:51 [ATL 73-61]	Evans 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Teague (1 AST)
McGee Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Foye (4 AST)	01:25 [WAS 63-73]
	01:11 [ATL 75-63]	Teague Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Foye Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:55.9
McGee Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:53.9
McGee Putback Layup Shot: Missed	00:50.8
	00:47.9	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	00:38.9	Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: McGee (1 BLK)
McGee Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:37.7
Miller Running Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: McGee (1 AST)	00:34.2 [WAS 65-75]
	00:15.9	Teague Jump Shot: Missed
Stevenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:14.7
	00:01.2	Smith Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
McGee Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:01.2
Team Rebound	00:01.2
McGee Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:01.2 [WAS 66-75]
	00:00.0	Teague 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Washington Wizards (10-22)		Atlanta Hawks (22-12)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:37	Teague Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Foye Layup Shot: Missed	11:24
Team Rebound	11:23
	11:23	Teague Substitution replaced by Johnson
Blatche Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	11:08
Stevenson Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	10:52
	10:52 [ATL 76-66]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	10:52	Evans Substitution replaced by Williams
	10:52 [ATL 77-66]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Foye Jump Shot: Missed	10:41
	10:38	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	10:18	Smith Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: McGee (2 BLK)
Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:16
Miller Running Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Foye (5 AST)	10:14 [WAS 68-77]
	09:50	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
	09:48	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	09:46	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:44	Smith Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	09:43 [ATL 79-68]	Smith Putback Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Miller Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	09:21 [WAS 70-79]
	09:03	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:02
McGee Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Foye (6 AST)	08:58 [WAS 72-79]
McGee Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:42
	08:42	Timeout : Official
Foye Substitution replaced by Arenas	08:42
	08:42	Crawford Substitution replaced by Bibby
	08:34 [ATL 81-72]	Johnson Running Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Arenas Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	08:21 [WAS 74-81]
McGee Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)	08:01
	08:01 [ATL 82-74]	Johnson Free Throw Technical (17 PTS)
	07:50	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	07:48	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	07:48 [ATL 84-74]	Williams Tip Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Arenas Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	07:31 [WAS 76-84]
	07:09	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:07	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	07:07	Horford Tip Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)	07:05
Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed	06:54
	06:53	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:42 [ATL 87-76]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Johnson (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:31
Stevenson Substitution replaced by Haywood	06:31
McGee Substitution replaced by Foye	06:31
Arenas Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (17 PTS)	06:21 [WAS 78-87]
	05:57	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:55	Smith Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	05:43	Johnson Running Jump Shot: Missed
	05:40	Horford Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
Miller Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	05:24
	05:24 [ATL 88-78]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	05:24 [ATL 89-78]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Foye Jump Shot: Missed	05:01
	04:59	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	04:42 [ATL 91-78]	Horford Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)
Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)	04:26
	04:25	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	04:22 [ATL 93-78]	Smith Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Bibby (7 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:21
Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Missed	04:08
Haywood Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	04:06
Haywood Putback Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	04:06 [WAS 80-93]
	03:43	Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	03:42
Foye Jump Shot: Missed	03:32
	03:30	Horford Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
	03:10	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:08
Arenas Running Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	03:05 [WAS 82-93]
	03:05	Bibby Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	03:05	Team Timeout : Regular
Arenas Free Throw 1 of 1 (20 PTS)	03:05 [WAS 83-93]
	02:44	Bibby Jump Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	02:43
Arenas 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS)	02:36 [WAS 86-93]
	02:11 [ATL 95-86]	Smith Running Hook Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Haywood Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:11
	02:11 [ATL 96-86]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 (18 PTS)
Miller Driving Jump shot: Missed Block: Horford (5 BLK)	01:51
	01:49	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:27	Johnson Running Hook Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	01:25
Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Williams (2 ST)	01:11
Miller Foul : Personal (5 PF)	01:11
	01:11 [ATL 97-86]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	01:11 [ATL 98-86]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:11
	01:07	Johnson Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Foye Jump Shot: Missed	01:02
Team Rebound	01:01
Foye 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Miller (5 AST)	00:59.2 [WAS 89-98]
	00:34.4 [ATL 100-89]	Smith Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Johnson (6 AST)
Arenas Running Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (2 BLK)	00:27.9
	00:26.4	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:22.9	Johnson Running Layup Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)	00:21.7
Haywood Driving Jump shot: Missed	00:14.9
	00:12.8	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
End of 4th Quarter

broadcast information
country		channel			time
usa		--	CSN-W	Local	Final
		--	FSS-ATL	Local	Final