Hawks ease past Wizards as new additions make Atlanta debuts

The Atlanta Hawks notched a second consecutive victory to sweep their back-to-back as they eased by the Washington Wizards on Saturday night at Capital One Arena, 125-111. Trae Young led the Hawks with 35 points and 14 assists, with Zaccharie Risacher added 18 points. For the Wizards, Bub Carrington scored 23 points with Jordan Poole adding 21 points.

Heading into the final affair of the season between the two Southeast Division sides, the Hawks were without Clint Capela (who was on the bench but inactive) in addition to the usual absentees of Jalen Johnson and Kobe Bufkin. The Wizards have almost a starting five worthy absence list, with Alex Sarr, Khris Middleton, Marcus Smart among those…