Schedule and 2016-17 Results
Regular Season Records: Washington 49-33, Atlanta 43-39
Game 1 on Sunday, 16 April: Atlanta loses at Washington, 114-pts-107
Game 2 on Wednesday, 19 April: Atlanta loses at Washington, 109-pts-101
Game 3 on Saturday, 22 April: Washington loses at Atlanta, 116-pts-98
Game 4 on Monday, 24 April: Washington loses at Atlanta, 111-pts-101
Game 5 on Wednesday, 26 April: Atlanta loses at Washington, 103-pts-99
Game 6 on Friday, 28 April: Washington wins at Atlanta, 115-pts-99

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Washington Wizards visited and defeated the Atlanta Hawks 115-pts-99 to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1338 victory. With the series 1338 win, the Washington Wizards improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 4-6 overall and 4-3 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1338 loss, the Atlanta Hawks see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 8-24 overall and 5-5 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Washington Wizards in series 1338 was WWLLWW: Series 1338 thus becomes the ninth NBA Preliminary-round series, the 34th NBA series (all rounds), and the 76th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion.

After Game 5: The Washington Wizards hosted and bested the Atlanta Hawks 103-pts-99 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1338 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Washington Wizards have a series record of 1-0 and a Game 6 record of 1-0. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Atlanta Hawks have a series record of 1-8 and a Game 6 record of 3-6. The sole victory by the Atlanta Hawks when trailing 3-games-2 in a best-of-7 NBA playoff series occurred in series 1106, in which the Hawks in seven games defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in their 2010 NBA Preliminary round series.

After Game 4: The Atlanta Hawks hosted and defeated the Washington Wizards 111-pts-101 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1338 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Washington Wizards have a series record of 1-2 and a Game 5 record of 1-2, while the Atlanta Hawks have a series record of 6-7 with an active three-series winning streak and a Game 5 record of 7-6 with an active four-Game 5 winning streak. In the three previous best-of-7 NBA playoff series in which the Washington Wizards were tied 2-games-all after four games, the Wizards' Game 5 outcome determined the Wizards' Game 6 outcome and thus the Wizards' series outcome. The Atlanta Hawks trailed series 1338 Game 4 at home by seven points after the first quarter, but prevailed. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games since 1947, home teams down seven points after the first quarter STILL had a game record of 33-34 (.493) - so goes the historical home-court advantage in best-of-7 NBA playoff series and games.

After Game 3: The Atlanta Hawks hosted and bested the Washington Wizards 116-pts-98 to drop the Washington Wizards best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1338 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Washington Wizards have a series record of 1-1 and a Game 4 record of 1-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Atlanta Hawks have a series record of 2-14 and a Game 4 record of 8-8.

After Game 2: The Washington Wizards hosted and defeated the Atlanta Hawks 109-pts-101 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1338 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Washington Wizards have a series record of 2-0 and a Game 3 record of 1-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Atlanta Hawks have a series record of 0-14 and a Game 3 record of 6-8.

After Game 1: The Washington Wizards hosted and vanquished the Atlanta Hawks 114-pts-107 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1338 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Washington Wizards have a series record of 2-2 and a Game 2 record of 2-2. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Atlanta Hawks have a series record of 1-20 and a Game 2 record of 7-14.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2016-17 NBA regular season, the Washington Wizards finished six games ahead of the Atlanta Hawks. From 1947 through the 2016 NBA Finals round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by six regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 20-4 (.833) with an active five-series winning streak in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1338 is the tenth best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Washington Wizards, and the 32nd for the Atlanta Hawks. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Washington Wizards have an all-rounds series record of 3-6, a Preliminary-round series record of 3-3, and a Game 1 record of 4-5 witn an active four-Game 1 winning streak, while the Atlanta Hawks have an all-rounds series record of 8-23, a Preliminary-round series record of 5-4, and a Game 1 record of 10-21.