ATLANTA (AP) – Dennis Schroder was excited about the consecutive wins for the Atlanta Hawks.
He was more pleased that his team beat an opponent that has more talent, at least on paper.
“Everybody was just locked in for 48 minutes,” Schroder said. “That’s the key, and we played together.”
Schroder scored 21 points, Ersan Ilyasova added 20 and the Hawks won consecutive games for the first time this season with a 113-99 victory Wednesday night over the mercurial Washington Wizards.
The Wizards were coming off their best win of the season, a high-energy 111-103 victory at Boston on Monday, but they have been unable to shake a reputation for playing down to the competition.