Atlanta Hawks at Washington Wizards
· National Basketball AssociationCoulibaly scores career-high 27, Wizards sweep home-and-home against Atlanta with 133-120 victory
The Wizards swept the home-and-home series with the Hawks after a 121-119 win over Atlanta on Monday. Trae Young had 35 points and 15 assists for Atlanta, but Washington took control with a 16-4 run at the start of the fourth quarter.
Atlanta was missing two starters in Dyson Daniels (right hip) and De'Andre Hunter (right knee), plus Bogdan Bogdanovic (right hamstring). Washington was without starting forward Kyle Kuzma (right groin).
Wizards: The 20-year-old Coulibaly continues to shine at the start of his second season. After he scored 23 points Saturday against Cleveland, it took him only four days to surpass that.
Regular Season Series
WSH leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 120 - 133 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 120 - 133 |
| 4th 8.1 |  |
David Roddy makes free throw 2 of 2 | 120 - 133 |
| 4th 8.1 | |
David Roddy makes free throw 1 of 2 | 119 - 133 |
| 4th 8.1 |  |
Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul | 118 - 133 |
Statistics
 ATL |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 45-95 | FG | 47-89 |
| 47.4 | Field Goal % | 52.8 |
| 12-39 | 3PT | 16-38 |
| 30.8 | Three Point % | 42.1 |
| 18-21 | FT | 23-25 |
| 85.7 | Free Throw % | 92.0 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 28 | Assists | 32 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 3 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 3 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| 66 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 19 | Fouls | 21 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Washington Wizards Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Bilal Coulibaly, SG | Out | Sep 12 |
| Alex Sarr, PF | Day-To-Day | Sep 2 |
| Will Riley, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 20 |
| Tre Johnson, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 20 |
| Kyshawn George, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 16 |
Atlanta Hawks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| N'Faly Dante, C | Day-To-Day | Aug 19 |
| Eli John N'Diaye, C | Day-To-Day | Jul 20 |
| Jacob Toppin, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 20 |
| Nikola Djurisic, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 20 |
| Jalen Johnson, SF | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 14,255 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Miami |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Orlando |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Washington |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Charlotte |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
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