Washington Wizards point guard John Wall surprised everyone by suiting up in what turned out to be a heartbreaking loss at the hands of Al Horford and the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. Wall looked to be in top form. He relentlessly attacked the basket and played some truly inspired defense in limiting the Hawks' point guards to just 4-of-17 shooting and 11 turnovers. Wall managed 15 points on 7-of-16 shooting with four rebounds, seven assists, four steals and two blocks in 37 tremendous minutes. He did all that with five fractures in his left hand and wrist.
Horford was everywhere for the Hawks, leading the team at both ends of the floor and likely convincing any remaining doubters, were there any, that he's entirely deserving of the maximum contract he'll surely command this offseason. It was a masterful two-way outing and it has the Hawks on the verge of the Eastern Conference finals.
Horford scored nine points and grabbed four rebounds in the fourth quarter alone. He hit a clutch triple - the third of his playoff career in 59 games - with 4:24 to play and crashed the glass on the game's final possession, securing an offensive rebound and hitting the game-winner to erase a Paul Pierce would-be game-winning triple.
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