Taurean Prince scored 21 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Washington Wizards 137-129.
The Hawks took control with a 25-6 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 19.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Wizards 9-0. Prince scored all 9 of the Hawks’ points on 3 for 3 shooting.
The Hawks had 9 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Wizards, Bradley Beal had 27 points (18 in the fourth quarter) and 6 assists, and Jeff Green added a season-high 26 points off the bench. Trevor Ariza scored 25 points. Jordan McRae scored 20 points on 8 for 11 shooting off the bench. Tomas Satoransky had 11 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. Beal scored 18 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter. The Wizards had 4 20-point scorers.
The Hawks shot 50.5% from the field and 50.0% from 3 to the Wizards’ 49.5% and 31.6%. The Hawks made 20 3-pointers, 5 of them by Prince and 5 by Kevin Huerter. The Wizards outscored the Hawks 66-44 in the paint. The Wizards’ starters were outscored 31-18 in 9 minutes together. Dewayne Dedmon fouled out.