| Atlanta Hawks 11-12 Season Game #45 | ||
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| 25-19 | ||
| Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio | ||
| March 14, 2012, 10:30 PM | ||
| SportSouth, 680 The Fan and 93.7 FM, NBA Audio League Pass | ||
| Probable starters: | ||
| Jeff Teague | PG | Kyrie Irving |
| Kirk Hinrich | SG | Anthony Parker |
| Joe Johnson | SF | Alonzo Gee |
| Josh Smith | PF | Antawn Jamison |
| Zaza Pachulia | C | Tristan Thompson |
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Hawks Injury Report: Al Horford (pectoral), Willie Green (back/hamstring), Marvin Williams (hip) and Vladimir Radmanovic (back) are out. 2:25 pm update Jannero Pargo (ill) is also out
Cavaliers Injury Report: Anderson Varajao (wrist) is out. Luke Walton (stomach) is probable
More SB Nation Coverage: SB Nation Atlanta, SB Nation Cleveland, Fear The Sword
Preview:
The Atlanta Hawks head back out on the road for Sunday's afternoon game with the Cleveland Cavaliers. With a win, the Hawks can tie the idle Indiana Pacers and move into fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings. Atlanta holds the tiebreaker over the Pacers after winning the season series 2-1.
Last time out the Hawks snapped a two game skid with a 102-88 win over the Washington Wizards. Joe Johnson poured in 34 points tying a season-high in that matchup. The Hawks will be without three key members of its bench with Marvin Williams, Vladimir Radmanovic and Willie Green all sitting Sunday's game out due to injury.
The Cavaliers have lost two straight and seven of its last 10 to fall three games behind the New York Knicks for the eighth and final playoff spot. Rookie Tristan Thompson will get the start at center today as Byron Scott looks to shake things up with his starting lineup.
We've lost another.Jannero Pargo is out of today's game at Cleveland with as stomach flu.#Hawks
— AT - HawksPRGuy (@HawksPRGuy) March 18, 2012