The Hawks clinch a top six seed in the Eastern Conference, ensuring they do not have to play in the Play-In Tournament. The Wizards did not make it easy, building a 13 point lead in the fourth quarter. The Hawks finally are able to get some three point shots to fall, and a triple from John Collins with under a minute to go in the game gives the Hawks a lead they would hold on to. The 120-116 win pushes the Hawks record to 39-31.
The Wizards got 34 points and 15 assists from Russell Westbrook and 16 points off the bench from Daniel Gafford. Davis Bertan's tying three pointer bounced off the rim.
The Hawks got strong play from Trae Young, Bogdan Bogdanovic, John Collins and Clint Capela. They play the Orlando Magic on Thursday.
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