Atlanta at Washington

Washington came within two seconds and one rebound of going up 3-2 with a gritty effort on the road in game five in a close loss. John Wall returned to action after missing three games with a broken left wrist and hand, and his presence energized the attack. Now they come home to face an Atlanta squad that is on a 4-9-1 ATS run, including 4-14-1 ATS in their last 19 Conference Semifinals games. Atlanta is also 1-5-1 ATS after a victory. Washington has great balance on offense and stellar defense, second in the NBA in field goal shooting allowed (just behind the Warriors). Washington is on a 12-3-2 ATS run, 5-0-1 ATS following a loss. Washington guard Bradley Beal has four 20-point outings in the series while averaging 24.4 points. With so much at stake, look for both teams to bring their best defense too, like in the last game, an 82-81 physical battle. During the regular season Atlanta was #5 in points allowed while Washington was #9, plus they ranked #2 and #6 in field goal shooting defense. Take Washington and the game total UNDER.