Inside the box score: Hawks 116, Wizards 98

Atlanta Hawks’ Paul Millsap shoots for two over Washington Wizards Markieff Morris in Game 3 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series on Saturday, April 22, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Atlanta Hawks’ Paul Millsap shoots for two over Washington Wizards Markieff Morris in Game 3 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series on Saturday, April 22, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Inside the box score and more of the Hawks’ 116-98 victory over the Wizards in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series Saturday:

Key players

* Paul Millsap had 29 points, 14 rebounds, five assists, two blocks and a steal to lead the Hawks.

* Dennis Schroder had 27 points, 20 in the first half, and nine assists for the Hawks

* John Wall led the Wizards with 29 points and seven assists.

Key stat

The Hawks started the game on a 19-4 run and never looked back in the wire-to-wire win.

Noteworthy

* The Hawks outscored the Wizards 60-34 in points in the paint.

* Schroder became the first player in Hawks history to score 20-plus points in his first three playoff starts.

* The Hawks had just 12 turnovers after committing a combined 39 in the first two games.

* Otto Porter Jr. left the game in the second half and did not return with a neck injury.

* The Wizards’ Jason Smith fouled out in just eight minutes. One of the fouls was a Flagrant 1.

Quotable

“We actually welcome the physicality. It makes us play harder.” – Paul Millsap

Next

Game 4 of the series is Monday at 8 p.m.