Atlanta's guard pressure and outside shooting meet a Washington attack with more than one finisher. The first few possessions will show whether the Hawks can turn disruption into clean threes or the Wizards can reach the paint. The decisive stretch may come after the first scoring run, when each team has to find another answer.
Daniels and Alexander-Walker can make Young work for the first pass, but Davis gives Washington an inside target and George and Dybantsa can finish the next action. Landale is out for Atlanta, leaving Okongwu and Newell with a heavier task around the rim. Johnson missed Atlanta's last game and is questionable, while Sarr missed Washington's last game and Coulibaly is newly questionable after playing it.
Atlanta's huge outside burst against Indiana slowed after halftime; Washington has already found late scores from George and Dybantsa after Orlando closed the gap. I expect Young's passing to feed those separate routes while Davis tests Atlanta's thinner middle. That's why I'm siding with Washington.
