Atlanta hawks game notes

At the time of posting, the Hawks have opened as a 2. The Miami Heat can go on their six game road trip if they win in Atlanta tonight, and the Hawks will be playing only their second home game since Christmas, and maybe they might want to extend the road trip as they have lost eight in a row at home.

Despite the dismal home record, they still open up as a The Hawks looked like a team on the rise last season, but that ship has sailed as the Hawks have massive problems, and it is mostly on the defensive end. They have the 4th worst defensive rating as a team, and they are bottom 10 in defending four out of the five positions.

The last two games with Butler out, Robinson and Strus have been the shooting catalysts and that bodes well for them as the Hawks are a bottom five team defending three point shots. Atlanta looked pretty good after beating Indiana on Dec. Now they must to face Miami three times , the Knicks, Bucks, and the suddenly healthy and hot Timberwolves in the next 9 days.

The Heat have won seven of its last nine, ranking 4th in net rating differential in that period despite the fact only Tyler Herro and Omer Yurtseven played in all nine of those Jimmy Butler missed four games, Kyle Lowry two, Duncan Robinson three, Gabe Vincent five. Atlanta has played the Heat tough in the last two years, winning and covering 3 of the last 4 meetings, and Miami is out of this one nursing his ankle problem, but Caleb Martin, Hero, Robinson and Max Strus give Head Coach Eric Spoelstra a deep set of choices and Hawk C Clint Capela is doubtful with an ankle injury.

Emailed daily. Always free! Always Free! His six assists in the fourth quarter tied for the most in a final quarter by a starting center over the last 25 seasons. Unique things will happen when a team's entire backcourt is sidelined. Injuries of note The most significant injury news of the day is Derrick Rose requiring ankle surgery, which will shelve New York's most trusted playmaker for at least two months.

Kemba Walker 's resurgence in the rotation now appears to be sustainable, given Rose's extended absence. Richaun Holmes is due to return to the Kings' starting lineup this evening after having missed seven games due to an eye injury.

Malcolm Brogdon is listed as questionable to play for the Pacers against the visiting Rockets due to a sore Achilles. With T. McConnell sidelined, Caris LeVert stands to take on distribution duties. Analytics advantage for Thursday The Pelicans won't have Jonas Valanciunas for tonight's game in Orlando against a short-handed Magic roster.

With the team's top glass cleaner off the floor, it's actually guard Josh Hart who sees the highest uptick in fantasy points per minute. The Bucks play a Dallas team that is light on size and rebounding, while Cousins posted 18 points and eight boards in 28 minutes last night against the Rockets. Take this example from the final preseason game against the Miami Heat. With Hunter at the 4, Collins ranges over from his center position to smother a shot at the rim then comes down and drains a top of the key three pointer.

But, in doing so, the Hawks could unlock a yet another hyper efficient 5-man lineup for the third year in a row in Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.

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