| Atlanta Hawks 11-12 Season Game #40 | ||
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| 23-16 | 13-26 | |
| Palace Of Auburn Hills, Detroit, Michigan | ||
| March 9, 2012, 7:30 PM | ||
| , SportSouth, 680 The Fan and 93.7 FM, NBA Audio League Pass | ||
| Probable starters: | ||
| Jeff Teague | PG | Brandon Knight |
| Joe Johnson | SG | Rodney Stuckey |
| Marvin Williams | SF | Tayshaun Prince |
| Josh Smith | PF | Jason Maxiell |
| Zaza Pachulia | C | Greg Monroe |
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Hawks Injury Report: Al Horford (pectoral) and Jason Collins (elbow) are out. Willie Green (back) is questionable and Joe Johnson (knee) is doubtful will start.
Pistons Injury Report: Charlie Villanueva (ankle) is questionable
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Preivew:
The Atlanta Hawks will look to bounce back from Wednesday's loss to the Miami Heat when they take on the Detroit Pistons Friday night at the Palace. The Hawks will have a slightly bigger magnifying glass on them Friday night after the news of Josh Smith's trade demand broke on Thursday. Atlanta has played well of late after struggling for most of the month of February. It will be interesting to watch and see if any of the off court distractions affect the team as next week's trade deadline looms.
Update* Joe Johnson is in the starting lineup for tonight's game against Detroit
Returning to the starting lineup tonight for the #Hawks, All-Star Joe Johnson.#ATLDET
— AT - HawksPRGuy (@HawksPRGuy) March 9, 2012