The Hawks are locked in to the #5 spot, and their disinterest showed in the 102-114 drubbing against against the Pacers last night; Drew went deep into his bench while using unusual lineups and none of the Hawks' starters played more than 30 minutes. It was their 3rd straight loss.
Forward Josh Smith (knee) and center Jason Collins (ankle) will again be out for Atlanta, while the Wizards will be without Trevor Booker (foot), Josh Howard (knee), Rashard Lewis (knee), Hamady Ndiaye (knee) and Nick Young (knee).
Both teams played Friday night, the Wizards got mauled 88-104 in Boston. The Hawks have a 14-8 record in the second of back-to-back games while Washington is 3-17.
It'll be the 4th game in 5 nights, and the 12th in 19 nights for the undermanned Wizards, 8 of those away from home.
Don't be surprised if all of this leads to a sloppy under performance; the under is 50-22 in Wizards last 72 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game, 9-3 in the Wizards last 12 home games vs. a team with a winning road record, 9-4 in Hawks last 13 road games and 8-3-1 in the last 12 meetings in Washington.
The Road team is 11-5 ATS in the last 16 meetings, and the Hawks are 8-1 ATS in the last 9 meetings in Washington.
Jordan Crawford is averaging 17.1 ppg since he got traded from Atlanta to Washington in February.
Andray Blatche recorded his fifth consecutive game with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds, Wall had 20 points, 7 assists, 7 turnovers and 5 steals, and Crawford had 19 points as the Wizards (21-57) dropped to 3-37 on the road this season.
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