John Wall didn't have a great shooting night, but good thing for the Wizards, Bradley Beal did.
Beal scored a team-high 27 points while Wall scored 20 on 9-of-20 shooting to lead the Wizards to a 103-99 win over the Hawks and grab a 3-2 series lead in the first-round Eastern Conference series.
The winner of the series will face the winner of the series between the Celtics and Bulls in the second round. The Celtics gained a 3-2 series advantage Wednesday with a 108-97 victory at TD Garden. It was the first time in the series that the home team won.
While Wall didn't shoot the ball particularly well, the Washington offense ran through him with 14 assists. He also scored the game-sealing shot, a 21-foot jumper with 47 seconds remaining. Wall's bucket answered a basket by Atlanta's Dennis Schroder that brought the Hawks within 101-99. Schroder scored a game-high 29 points and had 11 assists.
Isaiah Thomas had 24 points for the Celtics, but so did backcourt mate Avery Bradley, who was 11 of 19 from the floor while Thomas struggled, going 6 for 17 and just 1 of 1 from 3-point range. Bradley picked up the slack and was a huge reason the Celtics were able to wrestle control of the series.
Bulls guard Jimmy Butler had just 14 points on 6-of-15 shooting and Chicago was minus-11 with Butler on the floor. Butler also went to the free-throw line just once and missed his only attempt.
The Bulls were feeling good at the end of the third quarter when Butler drained a go-ahead 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Jimmy Buckets! 💦
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 27, 2017
Butler beats the buzzer from deep to help give the @chicagobulls a 81-79 lead at the end of 3Q. #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/xzdPAw1g5K
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