| Atlanta Hawks 11-12 Season Game #47 | ||
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| 17-26 | 26-20 | |
| Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| March 21, 2012, 7:30 PM | ||
| SportSouth, 680 The Fan and 93.7 FM, NBA Audio League Pass | ||
| Probable starters: | ||
| Kyrie Irving | PG | Jeff Teague |
| Anthony Parker | SG | Kirk Hinrich |
| Alonzo Gee | SF | Joe Johnson |
| Antawn Jamison | PF | Josh Smith |
| Tristan Thompson | C | Zaza Pachulia |
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Hawks Injury Report: Al Horford (pectoral), Jannero Pargo (appendectomy), Marvin Williams (hip) and Vladimir Radmanovic (back) are out. Ivan Johnson (personal) is questionable. Willie Green (hamstring) is probable.
Cavaliers Injury Report: Anderson Varejao (wrist) is out, Daniel Gibson (ankle) is doubtful
More SB Nation Coverage: SB Nation Atlanta, SB Nation Cleveland, Fear The Sword
Preview:
The Atlanta Hawks will look to get back on track when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday night at Philips Arena. Atlanta has gotten the best of the series with Cleveland of late winning the last six matchups by an average score of 16.8 points. Atlanta cruised to a 103-87 win over the Cavaliers this past Sunday behind 28 points from Joe Johnson.
Cleveland broke a three game losing streak last time out defeating the New Jersey Nets 105-100. Rookie Tristan Thompson scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the win while making just his second start of his young career. His first start came against Atlanta and he finished with just six points and seven rebounds in that contest.