The Washington Wizards went on a 20-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-98.
It was tied at 94 when Bradley Beal’s driving layup put the Wizards ahead for good with 6:16 left. He scored 9 points and Jeff Green made 2 3-pointers as they pulled away to a 114-98 lead with 32 seconds left.
Beal had 24 points and 6 assists. Green added 22 points and 6 assists, and Tomas Satoransky had 14 points, a career-high 11 rebounds and 7 assists.
For the Hawks, Alex Len had a season-high 24 points (20 in the paint), 11 rebounds and 3 blocks off the bench, and Kevin Huerter went 1 for 7 from 3. John Collins had 21 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 8 rebounds.
The Wizards shot 46.7% from the field and 37.9% from 3 to the Hawks’ 42.1% and 32.3%. The Hawks forced 10 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Wizards 46-26 off the bench. The Wizards’ starters outscored the Hawks 73-52 in 27 minutes together.