The Atlanta Hawks take on the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena on Thursday night.

The Hawks (3-1) are aiming to do even deeper into the postseason after a blistering second half of the 2020-21 campaign made them surprise contenders, and they've gotten off to a good start in that regard. Atlanta's latest success, its second straight win, was a 102-99 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. Trae Young led the Hawks with 31 points, complementing them with seven assists and five rebounds. John Collins generated a 16-point, 12-rebound double-double that also included four assists. De'Andre Hunter furnished 13 points, two rebounds and one steal. Bogdan Bogdanovic delivered 12 points, three rebounds, three assists and one block. Clint Capela mustered just five points but pulled down 12 rebounds and recorded three blocks.

The Hawks will likely list Lou Williams (ankle) as no better than questionable for Thursday's game after he missed Wednesday's contest.

The Wizards (3-1) also snuck into the postseason last year before bowing out in the first round, and after a change from Scott Brooks to Wes Unseld, Jr. at the top, Washington has gotten off to an encouraging start. After notching wins over the Raptors and Pacers in their first two games, the Wizards recorded a 116-107 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. Montrezl Harrell led the Wizards with a 25-point, 11-rebound double-double that also included one assist and two blocks. Spencer Dinwiddie supplied 22 points, three rebounds, three assists and one steal. Bradley Beal contributed 17 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, three steals and one block. Kyle Kuzma registered 12 points, eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block.

The Wizards will likely list Raul Neto (shoulder), Daniel Gafford (quadriceps), Rui Hachimura (conditioning) and Anthony Gill (calf) as no better than questionable for Thursday's game.

Thursday's contest marks the first of four meetings between the teams this season. The Hawks swept the three-game 2020-21 season series from the Wizards.