Hawks Visit Wizards in Eastern Conference Matchup

Atlanta and Washington meet in the nation’s capital on November 4, with both teams entering the Eastern Conference matchup above .500. The Hawks are 4-4 and seventh in the conference, while the Wizards are 4-3 and fourth. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. EST.

The teams come from sharply different seasons. Washington finished 17-65 last year, including an 11-41 record against Eastern Conference opponents. The Wizards averaged 16 points off turnovers, 15.1 second-chance points and 45.2 bench points per game.

Atlanta went 46-36 overall and 9-7 in the Southeast Division. The Hawks were 22-19 on the road and averaged 9.4 steals, 4.7 blocks and 13.4 turnovers per game.

The Wizards will be without Tristan Vukcevic, Anthony Gill, Alex Sarr, Jamir Watkins and Justin Champagnie. Watkins is out for the season with an ACL injury; the others are listed out with hip, back, knee and foot injuries, respectively. Atlanta’s Jock Landale, Henri Veesaar, Mouhamed Gueye and Jalen Johnson are also out. Veesaar is out for the season with an ACL injury; the others have hip, foot and ankle injuries, respectively.