Playing defense at the PG position is brutal in the regular season, besides a few guys, nobody really ups intensity and fights through all those pick and rolls on a night to night basis.
The last time Wall was in the playoffs, he really took that part of his game to another level. Shutdown Lowry rd 1 and Teague in game 1 of the Hawks series before breaking his wrist. He definitely has potential to be a disruptive force.
Another thing is the Wizards had no bench most of the year, just tough when 5 guys are playing that many minutes to keep up on that end vs deeper teams. Playoffs rotations get shorter and starters matter a lot more. Depth is worth less.
So I think they will atleast be able to be OK there in this rd, and the Hawks are just not a good offensive team.
Assuming you like Washington laying the short number in game 1?