With the series moving to Atlanta for Game 3, the Hawks decided it was their turn to show their dominance and protect home court as they dominated the Washington Wizards, 116-98, Saturday night at Philips Arena.
Atlanta jumped on the Washington early, quickly building a 25 point lead near the end of the first quarter, the Wizards never got the deficit lower than 12 points as the Atlanta Hawks steamrolled to a Game 3 win. John Wall led the Wizards with 29 points, while Paul Millsap had 29 for the Hawks.
Dennis Schroder has continued his stellar play. He scored 27 points and handed out 9 assists in the game 3 victory. He looks to continue his success tonight and even the series.
In game 3, Wall got little to no help from backcourt running mate Bradley Beal who went 6-20. The rest of the starting lineup did not fair well, each remaining 3 starters each scored 9 points or less.
Keys to the Game for Washington
Everyone must contribute, it was John Wall vs the Hawks for game 3
Get the offense started early, as stated in the article, Atlanta quickly jumped up to a 25 point lead
Defense, Defense, and More Defense
Keys to the Game for Atlanta
Shcroder and Milsap must continue their work on the offense, they have been the best scoring option for Atlanta
Continue to play with desperation, game 3 was over fairly quickly, the Hawks can expect a Wizards team to come out and look to play aggressive
Bring the same aggression from game 3
Game Info
When: Monday, April 24, at 8 p.m EST.
Where: Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
TV: TNT
Remaining schedule
Game 5 at Washington: Wednesday, TBD
Game 6 at Atlanta (if necessary): Friday, TBD
Game 7 at Washington (if necessary): Sunday, TBD
