The Washington Wizards take on the visiting Atlanta Hawks in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at the Verizon Center. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Monday, May 11 and will air on TNT.
The Wizards lost to the Hawks 106-90 the last time they played. Otto Porter had a good game for Washington, finishing with 15 points, eight rebounds, and five assists. Al Horford stood out for Atlanta, recording 18 points, six assists, and four rebounds.
From an effective field goal percentage perspective, this will be a battle of strength versus strength when the Hawks have the ball. Their elite offense ranks third in the NBA in that metric at 52.7%, while the Wizards are fifth-best in the league in effective field goal percentage defense (48.1%).
Oddsmakers have deemed this game an even matchup and the Over/Under (O/U) is currently unavailable. The Wizards look to build on their records of 46-36 Straight Up (SU) and 33-47-2 Against The Spread (ATS). Even though they haven’t performed all that well within their division (4-11-1 ATS), they’ve managed a SU record of 10-6.
On the other side, the Hawks head into the game with records of 49-32-1 ATS and 60-22 SU. Atlanta has a record of 12-4 SU and 9-6-1 ATS against the Southeast. Atlanta is one of the top three-point shooting teams in the league, knocking down 10.0 shots from three-point range per game. The Hawks rarely make the wrong play with the ball. They have the third-best assist-to-turnover ratio in the league at 1.91. When it comes to stealing the ball away, the Hawks are one of the best in the league with an average of 9.1 steals per game. A large part of Atlanta’s game is creating turnovers and turning them into points. They are scoring 18.2 points per game off turnovers, which ranks fifth in the league.
Following the Hawks’ latest win over Washington, the two teams’ head-to-head record is now an even 5-5 SU in their last 10 games. The Hawks hold the advantage ATS with a record of 5-4-1. When it comes to field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers, Atlanta held the edge in all three of these categories twice in the last 10 meetings. Washington did so once.
Predictions: SU Winner – ATL, ATS Winner – ATL
Notes
Ranked zeroth, Washington puts up 0.0 points per game. On the other hand, Atlanta gives up 0.0 and also ranks zeroth (in points allowed).
Washington and Atlanta are well matched, ranking zeroth in points per home game and points allowed per away game respectively. Washington scores an average of 0.0 points per home game, while Atlanta allows 0.0 points per away game on average.
When the Wizards give up fewer than 100 points to their opponents, they are 39-10. When the Hawks score fewer than 100 points, they also have a solid record (20-13).
The Washington Wizards have an abysmal 7-26 record in games where they have allowed at least 100 points. The Atlanta Hawks are 40-9 when they hit triple digits.
The Wizards have an offensive rating of 101.1 (ranked 22nd). The Hawks rank eighth for their defensive rating of 100.7.
Washington averages 97.4 possessions per game, scoring 1.011 points on each possession. While Atlanta averages fewer possessions per game with 96.5, the team scores more points per possession with 1.063.
Atlanta has an average effective field goal percentage of 52.7% (ranked third in the league}. Washington is a subpar 4-15 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
The Atlanta Hawks, ranked second in the NBA, average 25.7 assists per game. The Washington Wizards make 24.0 assists (ranked sixth).
The Washington Wizards average 4.6 blocks per game for a rank of 16th. The Atlanta Hawks rank higher (15th), earning 4.6 blocks each contest.
The Washington Wizards rank 19th in offensive rebounding, while the Atlanta Hawks rank 22nd in defensive rebounding.
The Atlanta Hawks earn an average of 9.1 steals per game and are ranked fifth. The Washington Wizards have an 18-16 record when they allow at least 9 steals.
