The Atlanta Hawks will meet the Washington Wizards tonight in D.C. where the NBA game can be WATCHED LIVE FREE ONLINE at 8:00 PM ET

With their first playoff appearance in six years all but assured, the Wizards may have gotten complacent during a rough stretch -- then they knocked off the Eastern Conference's top team.

Meanwhile, the Hawks could jeopardize their chances at a seventh straight postseason berth if their slide continues.

The Wizards (37-35) are 1 1/2 games behind Brooklyn for fifth place, but with 7 1/2 games between them and ninth-place New York, they look set to make the playoffs for the first time since 2008.

Still, they dropped four of five from March 18-26, including losses to non-contending Denver and Sacramento squads. But after letting opponents shoot 47.3 percent during that five-game stretch, they held Indiana to 35.4 percent shooting in a 91-78 home victory Friday.

Washington needs a win Saturday for its first season series victory over the Hawks since 2006-07. The Wizards had dropped 18 of 19 in the series before winning three of the last four, including two of three this season. They shot a combined 25 of 48 from 3-point range in those two victories, claiming a 114-97 win in Atlanta on Feb. 19 in the most recent matchup.

The Hawks (31-40) sit in eighth place with a two-game edge over New York, but have lost five straight for their third five-plus game losing streak since the beginning of February.

Atlanta, which is tied with Phoenix and Portland for the league lead with 9.5 made 3-pointers per game, is averaging 90.8 points and 6.4 made 3s during the slide. Kyle Korver -- who averages 2.7 per game and shoots an NBA-best 48.6 percent from 3-point range -- has missed all five games due to back spasms and his status for Saturday is unknown.

The game will live stream at www.nbalivestreamfree.net