Jordan Poole scored 26 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Washington Wizards beat the Atlanta Hawks 121-119.
Corey Kispert’s driving layup put the Wizards ahead for good with 11:04 left in the fourth quarter.
Dyson Daniels’ pull-up 3-pointer made it 120-119 with 8.3 seconds left, and Kispert went 1 for 2 at the line with the Wizards up 1 and 6.9 seconds left. The Hawks had the ball down 2, but Trae Young missed a pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Wizards outscored the Hawks 9-8. Poole scored 5 of the Wizards’ 9 on 1 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Kyle Kuzma had 25 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), 11 rebounds and 7 assists, and Kispert added 21 points off the bench. The Wizards had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Hawks, Jalen Johnson had a career-high 29 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists. Larry Nance Jr. scored 15 points on 6 for 9 shooting off the bench in his first game with the Hawks. Daniels had 11 points and 3 steals.
The Wizards made 21 3-pointers, 6 of them by Poole and 5 by Kuzma. The Wizards’ starters were outscored 15-5 in 5 minutes together.