Game Info
When: Friday, March 6 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Capital One Arena in Washington D.C.
TV: NBC Sports Washington
Win probability: Washington has a 69 percent chance of winning according to Kevin Broom’s Win Predictor and an 81 percent chance according to FiveThirtyEight.
Injury Report
Wizards: John Wall (Day-to-Day, Knee). The Wizards held Wall the last time the team played a back-to-back, so it wouldn’t be surprising if they did it again, especially considering the Hawks’ injury report.
Hawks: Antonius Cleveland (Questionable, Ankle), Dewayne Dedmon (Questionable, Rib), Taurean Prince (Questionable, Back), Jaylen Morris (Out, Ankle), Malcolm Delaney (Out, Ankle), DeAndre’ Bembry (Out, Abdominal), Kent Bazemore (Out, Knee), Dennis Schroeder (Out, Ankle)
What to Watch for
Can the Wizards get the job done and not get hurt in the process?
Sure, the Wizards are on the second night of a back-to-back and the Wizards might hold John Wall out as a precaution, but there’s no excuse for losing this game. The Hawks are 4-16 since the All-Star break and only one of their wins have come on the road, where they’ve been outscored by an average of 12.5 points per game. If Washington can set the tone early and take the Hawks out of the game, they should be able to pick up an easy win.
As any Wizards fan knows, that’s been easier said than done this season. Washington has lost a game to the four teams with the worst records in the NBA this season, including a 113-99 loss to the Hawks in Atlanta back in December. A loss here would make it extremely difficult for the Wizards to avoid entering the playoffs at the eighth seed.
A random moment in Wizards - Hawks history: FOR THE CULTURE!
John Wall: "I told them I was going to get 35 or more & we were going to win. And we did that."
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 29, 2017
Bradley Beal: "For the culture." pic.twitter.com/ndZLP8gDr8