John Wall Sparks Wizards
John Wall was energetic from the opening tip. He was getting the Wizards out in transition, and Wall finished with 32 points and 14 assists, in a 114 to 107 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
Bradley Beal scored 22 points and Markieff Morris scored 21 points and grabbed 7 rebounds.
Dennis Schroder led the Hawks with 25 points and 9 assists. Dwight Howard was a beast on the glass with 14 rebounds.
The Hawks tried to make it interesting late after a Marcin Gortat (14 points and 10 rebounds) technical foul, but Washington was too strong. The Wizards outscored the Hawks by 10 points in the second half.
Game 2 is on Wednesday Night.
