Kyle Kuzma broke out of a slump with a season-high 25 points and Jordan Poole added 26 on Monday to lead the visiting Washington Wizards to their first win of a season, a 121-119 win over the Atlanta Hawks.

Kuzma’s previous high was 14 points, but he came alive in the second half, finishing 8-for-20 with 11 rebounds and seven assists. He was taken to the locker room for unknown reasons with less than two minutes to go and did not return.

Poole scored 19 of his points in the first half and finished the game 6-of-8 from 3-point range. Corey Kispert scored 21 off the bench for the Wizards.

Atlanta was led by Jalen Johnson, who scored a career-high 29 points and added 12 rebounds and seven assists. Trae Young scored 14 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds, but missed the potential game-winning three-point shot at the buzzer.

The teams will play again in Washington on Wednesday.

The game was billed as a showcase for the top two draft picks, but neither rookie had much of an effect on the outcome.

Atlanta’s Zaccharie Risacher (No. 1 pick) finished with four points, three rebounds, two blocks and two steals in 26 minutes. Washington’s Alex Sarr (No. 2) had seven points, nine rebounds and two blocks in 27 minutes.

Atlanta took the lead 13-2), but Washington came back late in the first quarter to tie the game at 25. Atlanta rebuilt a double-digit lead in the second quarter and went up by 13 when Young hit a pair of free throws for a 44-31 lead. Poole kept the Wizards close by scoring 13 in the second quarter, but Atlanta led 61-54 at halftime.

Washington outscored the Hawks 30-22 in the third quarter as Kuzma scored 12 points – including his first three 3-pointers of the season – to lead 84-83 entering the final quarter.

The Hawks were again shorthanded.

Forward De’Andre Hunter missed his second straight game due to right knee inflammation and backup center Onyeka Okongwu was held off due to load management.

The Hawks lost backup point guard Vit Krejci in the second quarter when he did not return after a right adductor injury.

–Field-level media