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Hawks hold off Wizards 101-99 in overtime
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Atlanta Hawks' Al Horford (15) battles for the rebound with Washington Wizards' John Wall, left, in the first half of an NBA basketball game on Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Tulis)
ATLANTA — Al Horford scored a season-high 34 points, including a jumper as time expired in overtime, and the Atlanta Hawks recovered after blowing a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 101-99 on Friday night. With the game tied at 99 with 1.8 seconds remaining, Pero Antic passed to Horford, who hit a short fallaway as the buzzer sounded. A video review confirmed the shot beat the buzzer.