NBA Game Preview: Atlanta Hawks (11-7) vs. Washington Wizards (1-15)

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Venue & Tip-Off

Location: Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.

Tipoff: 7:00 PM ET

Broadcast: Monumental Sports Network, NBA League Pass

Injury Report

Atlanta Hawks:

Trae Young (PG) – Out, knee sprain

Kristaps Porzingis (C) – Out, rest

Luke Kennard (SG) – Questionable, hip inflammation

N’Faly Dante (C) – Questionable, knee

Nikola Durisic (SG) – Out, elbow

Washington Wizards:

Tre Johnson (SG) – Out, hip

Kyshawn George (SF) – Questionable, illness

AJ Johnson (SG) – Questionable, ankle

Khris Middleton (SF) – Questionable, knee

Marvin Bagley III (PF) – Questionable, hip

Player Matchups

Hawks:

Jalen Johnson – 22.4 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 7.0 APG; centerpiece in Trae Young’s absence

Nickeil Alexander-Walker – 19.3 PPG, 3.6 APG

Dyson Daniels – 9.9 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 5.7 APG, 2.3 SPG

Wizards:

Alex Sarr – 18.1 PPG, 7.5 RPG

CJ McCollum – 16.5 PPG, 3.0 3PM/game

Corey Kispert – 20 points vs Bulls, recently hit 600 career 3-pointers

Team Recent Form

Atlanta Hawks:

7-3 in last 10 games

Averaging 117.3 PPG, allowing 114.4 PPG

Lead NBA in assists (30.4 per game)

9-4 since Trae Young’s injury

Washington Wizards:

0-10 in last 10 games

Averaging 112.9 PPG, allowing 129.1 PPG (worst in NBA)

On a 14-game losing streak, two losses shy of franchise record

Series History

All-time regular season: Hawks lead 170–154

Recent: Split 2-2 in 2024–25 season

Wizards last win vs Hawks: Feb 8, 2025 (125–111)

Betting Trends

Hawks: 7-3 SU in last 10; 6-1 SU in last 7 at Washington

Wizards: 0-10 SU in last 10; 4-12 ATS this season

Over has hit in 62.5% of Wizards games

Game Odds

Atlanta Hawks                   – 10.5

Washington Wizards      236.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Monday, November 24, 2025

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