Beal, Wall lead Wizards in comeback over Hawks

WASHINGTON — Bradley Beal scored 28 points and John Wall added all 22 of his in the second half to help the Washington Wizards to a 104-100 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.

Wall also had 10 assists on a night he shot just 6 of 21 from the floor, including two assists to Beal during a late 14-2 run that helped Washington ensure victory after Atlanta had led by as many as 12 early.

Ian Mahinmi had 10 rebounds off the bench as the Wizards used a 55-44 edge on the glass to overcome 40 percent shooting.

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 29 points and Dennis Schroder had 18 to lead the Hawks, who fell to their fifth consecutive defeat.

Dwight Howard added 14 points and 16 rebounds while frontcourt mate Paul Millsap missed his third consecutive game with a sore left knee.

Washington solidified a 3-1 season series victory over Atlanta while snapping its twogame skid.

After Schroder hit a pair of free throws to give the Hawks a 78-77 lead, the Wizards responded with their game-sealing 14-2 run.

Wall found Beal for a 3-pointer on the left wing and then for an alley-oop to push the lead to 86-78.

Washington led by nine after Wall converted a three-point play, and it was 91-80 with 4:52 left following Wall’s thunderous dunk in transition off Markieff Morris’ outlet feed.

Atlanta got within three twice inside the final 1:07, but no closer.