The Atlanta Hawks went on a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 103-97.
The Wizards went on a 21-6 run to lead 93-87 with 5:28 left in the fourth quarter. Mike Muscala’s corner 3-pointer put the Hawks ahead for good with 2:05 left. Taurean Prince scored 6 points during the run, and they led 99-93 with 54 seconds left.
Prince’s jumper with 1:31 left made it 97-93, and Tyler Dorsey’s 2 free throws with 12.9 seconds left put it away at 103-97.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Wizards 13-1. Prince scored 6 of the Hawks’ 13 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Tim Frazier had 2 of his 3 steals.
Prince scored 23 points. Dorsey added a career-high 22 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) off the bench, and Dewayne Dedmon had 12 points (8 in the paint) and 14 rebounds.
For the Wizards, Bradley Beal scored 32 points.
The Hawks shot 48.1% from the field to the Wizards’ 40.2%. The Hawks outscored the Wizards 19-3 in 6 minutes with Dedmon, Muscala, Prince, Lee and Dorsey on the floor together. Prince fouled out.