Hawks stay hot, beat Wizards behind double-doubles from Smith and Horford

The Hawks improved to 11-5, good for third in the East, with their 104-95 win over the Wizards. Atlanta followed the lead of Josh Smith, 23 points and 15 rebounds, Al Horford, 14 points and 14 boards, and Jeff Teague, 19 points and six assists.

Hawks Final Score: Hawks 104, Wizards 95

The Atlanta Hawks took care of the Washington Wizards behind 23 points and 15 boards from Josh Smith, 14 points and 14 rebounds from Al Horford, and 19 points and six assists from Jeff Teague.

Halftime Report: Hawks lead Wizards 54-41

Atlanta has dominated the game from the start, and have jumped out to a 54-41 halftime lead. Jeff Teague has been aggressive early and leads the team (and the game) with 14 points along with three boards and two assists. Josh Smith has also been active early with nine points and six rebounds, while Al Horford has six boards of his own, but has yet to get going offensively with just two points. Devin Harris has been aggressive as well with 11 points and three dimes as the Hawks backcourt has dominated the Wizards. DeShawn Stevenson has hit three big threes to give him nine points. Zaza Pachulia came off the bench to great effect, and has seven rebounds to lead the team with his two points.

The Hawks keys entering the game were to keep the Wizards off the boards (after being out-rebounded 58-37 last meeting), as well as moving the ball for good shots. Atlanta has accomplished those goals in the first half as they have out-rebounded Washington 24-19 (7-3 offensive). They also have 12 assists on 22-of-44 shooting (50% if you're bad at math). If they keep up this intensity and effort the Hawks will cruise to a win.

Washington Wizards Vs. Atlanta Hawks Game Thread

The Atlanta Hawks will look to finish 4-1 in their 5 game home stand, as they look for another win against the John Wall-less Washington Wizards.

Shootaround Notes: Rebounding the focal point; Korver out

The Hawks talked after shootaround about their rematch with the Wizards who took them down to the wire two weeks ago when Atlanta escaped with a 101-100 victory in overtime.

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Peachtree Hoops' Robby Kalland previews tonight's Hawks/Wizards matchup for Washington's official site.

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The Atlanta Hawks hope to start another winning streak Friday night when they host the Washington Wizards.