ATLANTA — John Wall scored 27 points and dished out 14 assists, Bradley Beal chipped in with 25 points, and the Washington Wizards extended their winning streak to a season-high five in a row, cooling off the Atlanta Hawks 117-102 Monday night.
The Hawks came into the game have won five straight and eight of their past nine, pushing to a season-high 12 games above .500.
But the Wizards bolstered their playoff hopes with a dazzling offensive display, shooting 51 percent from the field and knocking down 13-of-25 from 3-point range.
Every starter scored in double figures. Otto Porter had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Jeff Teague led the Hawks with 23 points. Atlanta kept up with the Wizards over the first three quarters, only to struggle offensively in the final period.
Washington remained 1 1/2 games out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference after Detroit beat Milwaukee 92-91.
The Hawks’ streak had carried them to third in the East standings, finally showing the form that gave them the top record in the conference a year ago.
But Atlanta made only 7 of 16 shots in the final period, missed all five of its attempts beyond the arc, and turned it over five times as the Wizards pulled away.
Washington led through most of the first quarter before the Hawks finally took their first lead on Dennis Schroder’s 3-pointer with 2 seconds remaining.
The Wizards were up 61-59 at halftime and 89-86 at the end of the third, both teams scoring pretty much at will and knocking down 3-pointers from all over the court.
Schroder had a scare in the final period when he went down hard attempting to drive to the basket, tweaking his left ankle. As two teammates attempted to help him up, the Wizards quickly inbounded the ball and forced Atlanta to foul at the other end to get a stoppage.
The Atlanta bench leaped up in unison to complain, while Schroder finally was able to hobble to the bench.
He was not believed to be seriously hurt.
Wall is averaging 22.2 points and 12.4 assists during the winning streak.
Washington had three other four-game winning streaks this season.
Marcin Gortat added 15 points and Markieff Morris 14.
The Hawks failed to match its second-longest winning streak of the season.
After two straight games with more than 20 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. had another good night with 16 points and 4-of-5 shooting beyond the arc.
Kyle Korver, on the other hand, was quiet. He took only two shots and finished with three points.
Rookies Lamar Patterson and Walter “Edy” Tavares were on the inactive list.
The teams meet again Wednesday night in Washington.
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