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Hawks defeat Wizards 113-99 in NBA

Xinhua,December 28, 2017 Adjust font size:

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Dennis Schroder scored 21 points, Ersan Ilyasova added 20 to help the Atlanta Hawks win consecutive games for the first time this season as they beat the Washington Wizards 113-99 in NBA on Wednesday.

Marco Belinelli scored 19 points in 20 minutes for Atlanta, the NBA's worst team at 9-25.

Guard Bradley Beal had 20 points for Washington, who compiled a 19-16 win-loss record this season. Markieff Morris had 18 points and eight rebounds, and John Wall finished with 10 points and 11 assists. Enditem