It turns out John Wall was quite sick on Saturday as the Wizards took out the Atlanta Hawks 113-94 at home.

Wall missed shootaround and was considered questionable for the game. He was able to go, but only after being administered two IVs. Those kept him hydrated and gave him the energy to log 24 minutes despite not feeling well at all.

"I was very sick. I came in with a ski mask on today. I had a migraine. My migraines came back and then I had a cold on top of that. I didn't get to warm up before the game," he explained.

Wall, who deals with migraines from time to time, said being sick sapped him of some of his trademark speed. He didn't have the same burst from his first step, yet he still blew past Hawks defenders on the fastbreak.

Wall finished with 13 points, five assists and five rebounds. Many of his best moments coming on the defensive end. Wall had two blocks, a steal and helped lead a Wizards attach that held Hawks point guard Dennis Schroder to just seven points and four turnovers.

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Schroder shot 2-for-16 in his first matchup against the Wizards this season. Schroder entered the game averaging 22.0 points on 47.8 percent shooting. He also had more drives to the basket than anyone in the NBA.

"I think we did a great job of keeping him away from the basket," Wall said. "He tried to get a couple of scoop layups, things that he is very good at. But our bigs did a great job of staying back, keeping their hands up and blocking his shots."

Wall got Schroder early in the game with one of his blocks. Wall was guarding Taurean Prince when Schroder drove past Otto Porter. Wall met him at the rim and stuffed him emphatically.

Wall and his Wizards team have struggled to find consistency on defense this season. This is despite Wall saying over the offseason his goal is to make first team All-Defense and he and his teammates proclaiming Capital One Arena as 'The Vault,' because they want to lock down on defense.

But after Saturday's win, the Wizards have held their opponents under 100 points in two straight games. They did that just three times last year.

Wall is starting to find his way defensively and he might be making Kobe Bryant proud. Bryant famously challenged Wall to make first team All-Defense over the summer.

"I challenged myself before that, but it was great to get challenged by the Mamba. Coach tells me every day that I can be a better defender and a two-way player," Wall said.

Even while playing sick, Wall came through defensively on Saturday night.

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