Daniels continues scoring surge with 25 points as Hawks beat Wizards and move to 2-0 in NBA Cup
ATLANTA (AP) Dyson Daniels continued his scoring surge with 25 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Washington Wizards 129-117 on Friday night to improve to 2-0 in the NBA Cup.
Kyle Kuzma led Washington with 24 points. Jordan Poole had 22 and rookie Alex Sarr added a career-high 20 points. Despite the trio's scoring leadership, the Wizards' NBA Cup opener was their seventh consecutive loss.
Washington is now 2-9 with both wins against Atlanta in the first four games of the season.
Coming off a career-high 28 points in Tuesday night's 117-116 win at defending NBA champion Boston, Daniels made 10 of 14 shots from the field and paced the defense with six steals.
Jalen Johnson scored 18 points with 13 rebounds and seven assists for Atlanta. Trae Young had 18 points and nine assists.
Wizards: Sarr, the No. 2 pick in this year's NBA draft, added seven rebounds and four steals. Atlanta's Zaccharie Risacher, the No. 1 selection, had 11 points, in the matchup of the top two picks from France.
Hawks: Forward De'Andre Hunter scored 22 points in 21 minutes in his return for Atlanta after missing 10 games with right knee injury management and personal family reasons. Risacher again started at small forward, which had been Hunter's spot. Young started after missing one game with right Achilles tendinitis.
After the Wizards took a 39-29 lead into the second quarter, Johnson's three-point play capped a 12-0 run that gave Atlanta a 54-43 lead. The Hawks outscored the Wizards 30-11 in the second period.
Young set up Daniels for a 3-pointer early in the third quarter for Young's 4,000th career assist. Young passed Doc Rivers last season for the most assists in franchise history.
The Hawks visit Portland while Washington returns home to play Detroit on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Alexandre Sarr vs. Clint Capela (Jalen Johnson gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 | | Alexandre Sarr blocks Trae Young's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:42 |  | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | Alexandre Sarr misses two point running layup | ||
| 11:31 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 11:29 | | Zaccharie Risacher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Clint Capela misses two point putback layup | ||
| 11:21 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | Jordan Poole turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point turnaround hook shot (Dyson Daniels assists) | 0-2 |
| 10:49 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses two point driving dunk | ||
| 10:48 | | Hawks defensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point driving layup (Zaccharie Risacher assists) | 0-4 |
| 10:42 | | Carlton Carrington personal foul (Dyson Daniels draws the foul) | ||
| 10:42 | | +1 | Dyson Daniels makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0-5 |
| 10:32 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point cutting layup (Alexandre Sarr assists) | 2-5 |
| 10:28 | | Bilal Coulibaly personal foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | ||
| 10:23 | | Alexandre Sarr shooting foul (Clint Capela draws the foul) | ||
| 10:23 | | +1 | Clint Capela makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-6 |
| 10:23 | | Clint Capela misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:22 | | Dyson Daniels offensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul (Dyson Daniels draws the foul) | ||
| 10:22 | | +1 | Dyson Daniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-7 |
| 10:22 | | +1 | Dyson Daniels makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-8 |
| 10:14 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Alexandre Sarr offensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | +2 | Alexandre Sarr makes two point turnaround jump shot | 4-8 |
| 9:56 | | Jordan Poole personal foul (Zaccharie Risacher draws the foul) | ||
| 9:56 | | +1 | Zaccharie Risacher makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-9 |
| 9:56 | | Zaccharie Risacher misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:54 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | Dyson Daniels personal foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 9:42 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 6-9 |
| 9:20 | | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point driving layup (Trae Young assists) | 6-11 |
| 9:08 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point jump shot (Carlton Carrington assists) | 9-11 |
| 9:01 | | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Alexandre Sarr steals) | ||
| 8:58 | | Alexandre Sarr turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:50 | | Jalen Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | Carlton Carrington defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point pullup jump shot (Carlton Carrington assists) | 12-11 |
| 8:17 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point hook shot (Jalen Johnson assists) | 12-13 |
| 7:53 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Alexandre Sarr steals) | ||
| 7:40 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point running dunk (Jordan Poole assists) | 14-13 |
| 7:25 | | Zaccharie Risacher misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | +3 | Alexandre Sarr makes three point jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 17-13 |
| 7:14 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:03 | | +2 | Zaccharie Risacher makes two point cutting layup (Dyson Daniels assists) | 17-15 |
| 6:55 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point pullup jump shot | 20-15 |
| 6:44 | | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Alexandre Sarr steals) | ||
| 6:39 | | +2 | Alexandre Sarr makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Carlton Carrington assists) | 22-15 |
| 6:24 | | Zaccharie Risacher misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:20 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:15 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | Trae Young misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | Hawks technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 5:48 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 23-15 |
| 5:43 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Poole steals) | ||
| 5:15 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point layup (Jordan Poole assists) | 25-15 |
| 5:06 | | +3 | Trae Young makes three point pullup jump shot | 25-18 |
| 4:49 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 28-18 |
| 4:43 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | Onyeka Okongwu misses two point putback layup | ||
| 4:35 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 4:27 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point turnaround jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 30-18 |
| 4:26 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:11 | | +2 | De'Andre Hunter makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Johnson assists) | 30-20 |
| 3:51 | | Onyeka Okongwu shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 3:51 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-20 |
| 3:51 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-20 |
| 3:37 | | Jalen Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Johnny Davis steals) | ||
| 3:35 | | Keaton Wallace blocks Johnny Davis's two point running layup | ||
| 3:35 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point driving hook shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 34-20 |
| 3:11 | | Kyshawn George shooting foul (De'Andre Hunter draws the foul) | ||
| 3:11 | | De'Andre Hunter misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 3:11 | | Hawks offensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | +1 | De'Andre Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 34-21 |
| 3:11 | | +1 | De'Andre Hunter makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 34-22 |
| 2:58 | | Kyshawn George misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 2:55 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point running layup | 34-24 |
| 2:41 | | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:25 | | Garrison Mathews misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Johnny Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:07 | | Carlton Carrington misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:04 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | +3 | De'Andre Hunter makes three point running jump shot (Jalen Johnson assists) | 34-27 |
| 1:41 | | +2 | Kyshawn George makes two point stepback jump shot | 36-27 |
| 1:22 | | Garrison Mathews misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:19 | | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:10 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | +2 | Onyeka Okongwu makes two point alley-oop dunk (Garrison Mathews assists) | 36-29 |
| 0:44 | | Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:42 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | Onyeka Okongwu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:29 | | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | ||
| 0:18 | | Jalen Johnson personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 0:13 | | Kyshawn George misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:10 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:06 | | Johnny Davis blocks Jalen Johnson's two point running layup | ||
| 0:06 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point pullup jump shot | 39-29 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Alexandre Sarr offensive rebound | ||
| 11:41 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Zaccharie Risacher defensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | Jalen Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:29 | | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | Carlton Carrington misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:17 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Onyeka Okongwu turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:57 | | Jalen Johnson blocks Alexandre Sarr's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Keaton Wallace defensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | +2 | Zaccharie Risacher makes two point running dunk (Jalen Johnson assists) | 39-31 |
| 10:36 | | Onyeka Okongwu blocks Corey Kispert's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | +3 | Garrison Mathews makes three point jump shot (Jalen Johnson assists) | 39-34 |
| 9:54 | | Kyshawn George turnover (bad pass) (Onyeka Okongwu steals) | ||
| 9:47 | | +3 | Jalen Johnson makes three point jump shot (Zaccharie Risacher assists) | 39-37 |
| 9:45 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:24 | | Garrison Mathews blocks Kyshawn George's three point jump shot | ||