The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Washington Wizards, 120-116, at State Farm Arena on Wednesday night.

The Hawks (39-31) and the Wizards (32-38) played a tight contest Wednesday and it seemed as if the Wizards would pull the upset on the road, but the Hawks managed to complete a huge comeback in the fourth quarter to move one step closer towards reaching the 40-win plateau. The Hawks looked in control of the contest following the first quarter and raced out to a five-point lead (35-30), but Washington turned things around and flipped the script after winning the subsequent two quarters by margins of 29-21 and 32-27, respectively, pushing them to an eight-point advantage with only 12 minutes left on the clock. However, the Hawks recovered control of the game in the final minutes and completed a massive comeback after outscoring Washington by a 37-25 score in the final quarter.

Trae Young led the Hawks in this win and came close to posting a triple-double, as he finished with 33 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, while Bogdan Bogdanovic contributed 20 points and three steals. Clint Capela had a 17-point, 11-rebound double-double and John Collins chipped in with 18 points and six boards. Onyeka Okongwu registered 11 points off the bench.

Russell Westbrook had 34 points and 15 assists to lead the Wizards in this loss, while Daniel Gafford contributed 16 points and four rebounds coming off the bench. Davis Bertans had 14 points off the bench, while Raul Neto also chipped in with 14 points while also adding two assists. Rui Hachimura notched 11 points, six rebounds and three assists. Garrison Mathews only posted three points while starting in place of Bradley Beal (hamstring).