Poole leads Washington against Atlanta after 45-point outing

Feb 8, 2025, 07:04 am

Atlanta Hawks (24-28, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (9-42, 15th in the Eastern Conference)

Washington; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

Hawks -5; over/under is 242

BOTTOM LINE: Washington hosts the Atlanta Hawks after Jordan Poole scored 45 points in the Washington Wizards' 134-124 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Wizards are 5-3 against opponents in the Southeast Division. Washington allows the most points in the league, giving up 121.5 points per game while allowing opponents to shoot 47.6%.

The Hawks are 4-2 against the rest of their division. Atlanta is 10-15 in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Wizards average 12.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.6 fewer makes per game than the Hawks give up (14.4). The Wizards average 116.1 points per game, 5.4 fewer points than the 121.5 the Wizards allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bilal Coulibaly is averaging 12.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists for the Wizards. Poole is averaging 18.4 points over the last 10 games.

Dyson Daniels is scoring 13.8 points per game and averaging 5.4 rebounds for the Hawks. Vit Krejci is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wizards: 3-7, averaging 104.8 points, 43.6 rebounds, 25.5 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.3 points per game.

Hawks: 2-8, averaging 111.9 points, 43.1 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 9.5 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.8 points.

INJURIES: Wizards: Saddiq Bey: out (knee), Anthony Gill: day to day (ankle), Justin Champagnie: day to day (illness), Alex Len: day to day (trade pending), Khris Middleton: day to day (trade pending), Alex Sarr: day to day (ankle), Marcus Smart: day to day (trade pending), Malcolm Brogdon: day to day (foot).

Hawks: Kobe Bufkin: out for season (shoulder), Georges Niang: day to day (trade pending), Clint Capela: day to day (back), Caris LeVert: day to day (trade pending), Terance Mann: day to day (trade pending), Jalen Johnson: out for season (shoulder).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.