The streak is over.
Dyson Daniels’ Atlanta Hawks have suffered a disastrous 132-113 loss to the Washington Wizards because the Aussie’s consecutive video games with a steal streak got here to an finish.
Daniels, who’d swiped at the least one steal in 70-straight common season video games and trailed solely Michael Jordan (77), Alvin Robertson (105) and Chris Paul (108) within the file books, had his first recreation and not using a steal since December 12.
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The Aussie tallied 11 factors, 9 rebounds and 7 assists in 32 minutes of the shock NBA Cup loss on Wednesday (all instances AEDT).
It noticed the Wizards, who had an NBA-worst 1-15 file going into the competition, snap a 14-game shedding streak and Atlanta fall to 11-8 general.
CJ McCollum poured in a season-best 46 factors and went 10-of-13 from 3-point land, whereas Alex Sarr (27 factors, 11 rebounds, two steals, two blocks) added an enormous double-double for the house aspect. Kristaps Porzingis’ 22 factors led the Hawks.
Washington got here out of the gates sizzling, setting the tone with a 18-2 begin fuelled by McCollum’s 9 factors in opposition to a flat Atlanta.
Each McCollum and Corey Kispert drained 4 threes every within the first time period alone and made the Wizards an ideal 8-of-8 from past the arc as they led 45-23 on the first change.
Atlanta’s bench helped the guests get going early within the second time period of their greatest interval of the sport. A Luke Kennard three acquired the Hawks inside 15 at 59-44 halfway via the second time period as momentum started to swing.
Daniels scored his first factors on a move from Nickeil Alexander-Walker to the slicing Aussie beneath the basket to get the Hawks again inside 13 with 5:16 left within the half.
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However Washington completed the half robust to increase the lead again out to 77-55 on the important break, led by McCollum’s 27 factors.
Washington’s 77 first half factors have been tied for the ninth-most in a gap half in franchise historical past.
The Wizards stayed sizzling within the second half and Atlanta’s defence always broke down because the lead at instances threatened to push out past 30 factors in the course of the third quarter.
A 7-3 Washington run contained in the final two minutes of the interval made it a commanding 111-78 lead on the last change.
Quin Snyder put his starters again into the sport to start out the ultimate interval for one last push together with five-straight Hawks factors from Daniels, however they couldn’t cease Washington from scoring.
Atlanta made some inroads together with buckets to Porzingis and Jalen Johnson making it a 125-99 recreation with 6:39 remaining. Nevertheless Snyder had seen sufficient on a dire evening and emptied his bench on the timeout.
The Hawks outscored Washington 35-21 within the fourth quarter — the one interval the guests gained.