After beating “Clippers” Los Angeles, “Washington Wizards”, another outsider of the championship, was opponent of “Atlanta Hawks”. In spite of that, the match was to be held at Verizon Center of the US capital, “Atlanta Hawks” was considered as favorite. And indeed, “Atlanta Hawks” beat its opponent 99:92 and the club is in the 4th place with 33 victories and 18 losses. Players of Larry Drew finished the first period with a 9-point difference.
Dominican Al Horford (“Atlanta Hawks”) could not play in this match because of injury. Zaza Pachulia was in the main staff. Captain of Georgian national basketball team played during 23 minutes and 52 seconds. He made a slam dunk. Pachulia collected 7 points (2 2-point from 4, 3 penalties from 7) and 4 rebounds. He committed foul only once.
Gocha Kacharava
