Point guard Dennis Schroder kept Atlanta in the game with 25 points and nine assists while Paul Millsap added 19.
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They had to change because this game forced them to do so. His scoring helped the Wizards erode their deficit and trade it for a double-digit lead throughout much of the second half.
The Wizards were 3-5 in their final 8 regular season games. He was shooting some free throws.
Jason Smith: I find Smith to be wildly irritating as a basketball player, but he's sneakily important to what the Wizards do. "To some degree we need to probably raise our aggressiveness, raise our physicality and improve in a lot of other areas".
Brandon Jennings was a spark plug off the bench with 10 points, including back-to-back threes in the fourth quarter. Wall had 32 points and 14 assists as the Wizards scored 69 points in the second half.
The game was tied before Houston scored 10 straight points with 3-pointers from Harden, Patrick Beverley and Eric Gordon to make it 114-104 with 1:22 remaining.
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Budenholzer elected to keep Taurean Prince in the starting lineup, and the rookie rewarded that trust with 14 points on 6 of 11 shooting. It was a dizzying exhibition of hustle on top of hustle, which led to highlight after highlight. How did the Wizards react after hearing Millsap's comments?
"We were so locked in all week", Butler said. "He's going to push the ball. But again, we've got to go get some (MMA) moves and bring them back to the court". "We continued to fight and grind and figure out a way to win".
And will the Hawks stop drawing so many fouls? In those situations, he's his own transition machine. His defense will also be important for the team.
The backup big man made all seven of his field-goal attempts and delivered several more of his signature alley-oop dunks as Durant watched with a strained left calf he hurt in the playoff opener Sunday. His forays to the basket end with mesmerizing reverse layups. "I'm knocking down shots, and I was just being aggressive", he said. But Atlanta just didn't have enough offense. However, the refs were very loose with the whistle throughout the game and it hurt Washington as Markieff Morris and Otto Porter were sidelined with two early fouls. He challenges himself to play against an All-Star player like Millsap. The Hawks only hope of pulling a game out of this series is Millsap having a monster game on both ends of the floor.
Despite the Hawks making 39 trips to the free-throw line, compared to the Wizards' 17, the difference was the third quarter when Morris and Wall took over. Perhaps it was a shock that the Wizards, who don't always bring the pain, employed a more rugged style.
The Hawks looked poised to take control of the game in the second half when several key Wizards players fell into foul trouble. "Just two guys playing hard". Atlanta can't steal the series from Washington if Hardaway is missing shots because he's going to shoot regardless.
That's another deceiving thing about the Wizards.
The teams combined for 55 fouls tonight. But they're not. They have an edge about them.
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