John Wall, Wizards try to find solutions in Game 4 against Hawks

Monday night represents a chance for the Wizards to grab a hold of their first-round series with the Atlanta Hawks. Teams that go up 3-1 in best-of-seven series in the NBA advance 95.3 percent of the time. A look at three keys for the Wizards to do so after their 8 p.m. tip:

Morris steps up. Through all the chatter about Markieff Morris calling Paul Millsap a “crybaby” and Millsap’s response is an underlying issue: Morris has to play better. He outplayed Millsap in his first career playoff game, which helped put Washington in control throughout the opener. Since, Millsap has taken charge between the two and dominated Morris in Game 3. Morris doesn’t have to be better than Millsap for the Wizards’ chances to go up. He just needs to be near even. Millsap outscored him by 20 points in Game 3. Washington has a slim chance to win when that happens.

Flip the turnover totals back. Game by game, Atlanta has reduced its turnovers, going from 19 to 18 to 11 in Game 3. Hawks point guard Dennis Schroder and Millsap both controlled the ball better in Game 3 than they did in one or two. Washington is one of the league’s most effective teams in scoring after a turnover — or even a miss. Atlanta provided few of either during its Game 3 romp. “The ball [pressure] was loose in the first quarter on all their players,” Wizards coach Scott Brooks said. “The ball was very comfortable, let’s just say that.” Schroder committed 10 turnovers against the Wizards in the final regular-season game between the teams. He has just six in three postseason games.

Find a jolt from a role player. Bojan Bogdanovic went 6-for-11 from the field April 2. Since, he is 20-for-61 (32.8 percent) and shooting 25.9 percent from behind the 3-point line. If Bogdanovic is not scoring, he has little value since his defense is subpar. Doubling the influence of his ineffectiveness has been that of Otto Porter. Two years ago, Porter became “Playoff Otto” because of his superior play when the postseason began. This season, he is being outplayed by Hawks rookie Taurean Prince. Porter is shooting 40 percent from the field and 25 percent from behind the 3-point line. Prince has become progressively more comfortable since the first half of Game 1. Through three games, he’s shooting a gaudy 62.1 percent from the field and 57.1 percent from behind the 3-point line. Both numbers are massive upgrades — and likely outliers — from the regular season when Prince shot 40 percent and 32.4 percent, respectively. He is the prove-it shooter among the Hawks’ starters and thus far has made Washington pay. In the past, if Porter was not shooting or playing well, Brooks could put Bogdanovic on the floor in his place. Instead, Brooks is stuck with neither playing well and Kelly Oubre also having a mediocre series. One of them has to help their coach out.