Wizards host Hawks Wednesday with Southeast lead on the line

The Washington Wizards return to Capital One Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, to face the Atlanta Hawks at 7:00 p.m. ET in a Southeast Division matchup. The game will air on MNMT.

Washington comes in at 4-3 overall and 2-1 at home, sitting atop the 2026-27 Southeast standings. Atlanta is 4-4, a half game back, and has gone 3-2 on the road and 4-1 against Eastern Conference opponents.

Wizards riding a two-game winning streak

The Wizards have won two straight. They beat the Charlotte Hornets 95-79 at home on Friday, Oct. 30, then went to Orlando on Monday, Nov. 2 and came away with a 103-94 win over the Magic.

Those wins followed back-to-back road losses, 110-103 at Charlotte on Monday, Oct. 26 and 121-111 at Cleveland on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Washington opened its last-five stretch with a 124-120 win at Chicago on Saturday, Oct. 24.

Anthony Davis leads the Wizards in scoring at 23.0 points per game and in rebounding at 9.1 per game. Trae Young leads the team with 10.0 assists per game.

Hawks coming off a win in Indiana

Atlanta is 2-3 over its last five. The Hawks beat the Indiana Pacers 108-104 on the road on Monday, Nov. 2, their first win since a 114-111 home victory over Cleveland on Thursday, Oct. 29.

In between, Atlanta lost 121-99 at New Orleans on Saturday, Oct. 31. The Hawks also dropped a 120-110 decision at Houston on Monday, Oct. 26 and a 129-117 home game against Miami on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker leads Atlanta at 21.1 points per game. Jalen Johnson tops the Hawks in both assists (7.9) and rebounds (9.0).

Injury report

Washington will be without Reece Beekman (shoulder), Tristan Vukcevic (hip) and Justin Champagnie (foot), all listed as out. Anthony Gill (back) and Alex Sarr (knee) are day-to-day.

For Atlanta, Jock Landale (hip), Mouhamed Gueye (foot) and Henri Veesaar (knee) are out. Johnson, the Hawks' leader in assists and rebounds, is day-to-day with an ankle injury.

Division picture

Washington holds the top spot in the Southeast at .571, with Atlanta next at .500. Charlotte (3-5) is 1.5 games back and on a four-game losing streak, while Miami and Orlando (both 2-5) sit two games off the pace.

The Wizards enter on a two-game winning streak and the Hawks on a one-game streak, and the result Wednesday will decide whether Washington keeps sole possession of first place in the division.