With the Wizards 104-98 win over the Atlanta Hawks, John Wall became the first Wizard to record four straight double-doubles in the playoffs since Moses Malone did so from the 1987 playoffs to the 1988 playoffs. Wall was scoring at will and seemed to be finding the open man every time he ran down the floor on the fast break. John Wall is no longer the one man fast break he was during the first few years of his career, but he instead now manages the game by pushing the ball and finding an open teammate for a shot.
For Wall, the Game 1 victory included 18 points on 8/19 shooting, 13 assists, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, and a steal. Wall will need to battle back from his hand injury that he suffered in the victory in Atlanta to help the Wizards steal another game from the Hawks. The Wizards need their point guard to be healthy so he can continue to produce wins for this team.
