Marcin Gortat and the Wizards held Hawks center Dwight Howard to seven points as Washington beat Atlanta in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. [John Wall, Markieff Morris spark the Wizards to Game 1 win over the Hawks]They had to change because this game forced them to do so. Although offense owned the second half and made the game easier to watch, this performance was still about the Wizards’ willingness to scrap. It formed a foundation that the Wizards still relied on later in the game, when the offenses prospered. Brooks praised Morris for playing with “force all game long.” He scored early, and he challenged Millsap the whole game.

Source: Washington Post April 16, 2017 23:48 UTC