John Wall seals Game 2 with a ferocious dunk against the Hawks

John Wall just sealed a 2-0 series lead for the Wizards in emphatic style.

Wall has been sensational through the first two games of this series and generally made Atlanta Hawks fans miserable. There is no better way (or, if you’re a Hawks fan, worst way) to end that game than an emphatic dunk, and Wall made sure that the Wizards’ trip to Atlanta over the weekend would start on a sweet note.

With the Wizards up 101-98 with 1:11 left, and Atlanta looking to force overtime, the Wizards came up with the defensive play and highlight that would stake them to a 2-0 series lead.

With Ken Bazemore driving to the hoop to cut the lead to one, Wall poked the ball out of his hands and streaked down the court. Hit with a perfect downcourt pass, Wall took the ball and threw down a two-handed slam that sucked out the air from the Hawks and lit the Verizon Center on fire.

That’s how life is for the Hawks these days.

Coming out with more fire than they did in Game 1, the Hawks had their sights on stealing a game on the Wizards’ home floor. With the game tight throughout, someone, anyone, needed to step up and finally take over the game.

That person was Wall.

Not only did his dunk propel the Wizards to a 109-101 win and a commanding 2-0 series lead, it also signaled to the rest of the East that Washington will be a real threat in the playoffs. Wall and his backcourt mate, Bradley Beal, combined for 63 points on just 47 combined shots, and they have been a handful for the Hawks relatively inexperienced backcourt.

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If the Hawks have any prayer of getting back into this series at home, they are going to have to make a serious commitment to slowing down Washington’s explosive backcourt. If not, then Wizard fans should get their brooms ready.