Hawks Beat Wizards 139-132 in NBA Cup Play as Alexander-Walker Scores 28

The Atlanta Hawks beat the Washington Wizards 139-132 on Friday night, November 6, 2026, at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, in Atlanta's first of five NBA Cup group stage games. Nickeil Alexander-Walker led Atlanta with 28 points, and the Hawks moved to 1-0 in the NBA Cup.

Atlanta led 66-59 at halftime. The quarter scores were Washington 32, 27, 35 and 38, and Atlanta 28, 38, 39 and 34. Washington pushed late, but Atlanta held the lead to the final buzzer.

Alexander-Walker and Dort lead Atlanta

Alexander-Walker scored 28 points on 7 of 20 shooting and 10 of 10 free throws, with 4 three pointers, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Luguentz Dort scored 25 points with 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals for Atlanta, and his key late buckets closed the door after Washington's late push.

Onyeka Okongwu scored 22 points with 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals and 2 three pointers for Atlanta. Dyson Daniels finished with 13 points and 12 assists, one rebound short of a triple double, for Atlanta.

Young return to Atlanta

Kyshawn George led all scorers with a game high 33 points for Washington, with 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks and 5 three pointers, on 10 of 20 shooting.

Trae Young, in his return to Atlanta as a Wizard, scored 23 points with 2 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal and 3 three pointers, and committed 8 turnovers. Tre Johnson also scored 23 points off the Washington bench, with 5 three pointers.

The two teams had met two nights earlier in Washington, where Atlanta won 120-105 in Young's first game against his former team since the January trade. Friday's game was his first game back in Atlanta as a Wizard. Young hurt his left elbow when he fell to the ground at the end of the game. He finished the game, and NBC Sports noted he could appear on the injury report, which will be something to monitor.

Atlanta moves to 6-4 on the season and 1-0 in the NBA Cup. Atlanta has a quick turnaround and plays the Brooklyn Nets at home on Saturday at 7:30 PM Eastern. Washington stays on the road and plays at Oklahoma City on Saturday.

How the quarters ran

Washington won the first quarter 32-28, then Atlanta took the second 38-27 and the third 39-35 to build its halftime and second half lead. Washington won the fourth quarter 38-34, which cut into the margin without changing the result. The two leading lines show the balance of the game. Alexander-Walker 28 points came with perfect free throw shooting at 10 of 10, while George 33 points for Washington was the highest total by any player on either team.