Coulibaly scores career-high 27, Wizards sweep home-and-home against Atlanta with 133-120 victory

Bilal Coulibaly scored a career-high 27 points, and nan Washington Wizards hit Atlanta 133-120 for nan 2nd triumph complete nan Hawks successful 3 days

WASHINGTON -- Bilal Coulibaly scored a career-high 27 points, and nan Washington Wizards hit Atlanta 133-120 connected Wednesday nighttime for nan 2nd triumph complete nan Hawks successful 3 days.

The Wizards swept nan home-and-home bid pinch nan Hawks aft a 121-119 win complete Atlanta connected Monday. Trae Young had 35 points and 15 assists for Atlanta, but Washington took power pinch a 16-4 tally astatine nan commencement of nan 4th quarter.

Atlanta was missing 2 starters successful Dyson Daniels (right hip) and De'Andre Hunter (right knee), positive Bogdan Bogdanovic (right hamstring). Washington was without starting guardant Kyle Kuzma (right groin).

Hawks: Young rebounded aft going 2 for 15 from nan section successful Monday's game, but aft he scored 24 points successful nan first half, nan Wizards were capable to support him nether control. The injury-riddled Hawks allowed 76 points successful nan 2nd half.

Wizards: The 20-year-old Coulibaly continues to radiance astatine nan commencement of his 2nd season. After he scored 23 points Saturday against Cleveland, it took him only 4 days to surpass that.

Corey Kispert and rookies Alex Sarr and Kyshawn George made 3-pointers during Washington's tally early successful nan fourth.

The 2nd consecutive matchup betwixt nan Hawks and Wizards was besides nan 2nd successful a statement betwixt nan apical 2 picks of nan 2024 draft. Sarr, nan No. 2 pick, outscored No. 1 prime Zaccharie Risacher 7-4 connected Monday. On Wednesday, Risacher vanished pinch a 17-11 edge.

Atlanta hosts Sacramento connected Friday night, while nan Wizards return connected nan Heat connected Saturday nighttime successful Mexico City.

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