Hawks sting Hornets, set National Basketball Association playoff date with Wizards

The Washington Wizards will reprise their rivalry against the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the National Basketball Association playoffs. "We've got a great opportunity".

Jeremy Lamb led the Hornets with 21 points on 7 of 18 shooting, while fellow reserves Treveon Graham and Breonte Weber and starting forward Michael Kidd Gilchrist had 10 points each. The Hawks shot 72 percent from the field in the period and led 38-26.

The 42-year-old Rose has worked in Atlanta's front office the last two seasons. Kent Bazemore and Mike Dunleavy were especially key in the hot streak and should be started sometime within the final two games of the season. He missed the previous eight games with a right groin strain. Atlanta announced before the game that manager of basketball operations Malik Rose will serve as general manager of their new D-League team beginning next season. It last happened in February 1984, when Atlanta beat Julius Erving and the Philadelphia 76ers on consecutive nights.

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Walker has likely been playing through the issue for a number of games while the Hornets have attempted to keep their slim playoff hopes alive, but now that the team is officially eliminated, it looks like coach Steve Clifford is leaning toward giving the star point guard a breather for the front end of a back-to-back set.

Walker finished at 23.2 points a game, the best year of his career. Wall missed the next three matchups before returning for Game 5, just 10 days following the injury that was considered to be season ending.

Before the game, Millsap received the team's Jason Collier Memorial Trophy for community service. The game means nothing to Atlanta, but the Pacers are still trying to lock up a playoff berth.