Game Thread: Hawks @ Wizards -- 3/8/23

Post #1 » by **Jamaaliver** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 2:32 pm

Wizards seek to gain ground on high-scoring Hawks

The Washington Wizards will have an opportunity to make up more ground in the playoff race on Wednesday when they host the Atlanta Hawks for the first of a two-game series. The Wizards, who beat the Detroit Pistons 119-117 at the buzzer on Tuesday, are in 10th place in the Eastern Conference, the final spot in the play-in tournament. The Hawks are No. 8 after a 130-128 road loss to the Miami Heat on Monday, and they lead Washington by just one game.

The Hawks have not had trouble scoring. The 43 points they notched in the first quarter on Monday was the most in they have produced in 601 quarters against Miami. They had seven players score in double figures for the sixth time in 2022-23.

Atlanta has lost two in a row and is 3-3 since the All-Star break, when the team fired coach Nate McMillan. New coach Quin Snyder said he isn’t as concerned about immediate results as he is the big picture.

“I want us to be the best team we can be by the end of the year,” Snyder said. “And that’s really what it comes down to, how can we keep improving? Obviously, we want to win — record, standings, playoffs — but I think we’ll be better off if we continue to improve.”

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