Atlanta Hawks vs. Charlotte Hornets game thread

The 2016-2017 season has been kind to both the Atlanta Hawks and Charlotte Hornets and, on Friday evening, the two teams will square off in a highly anticipated match-up. While there is peril in reading too much into mid-November basketball games, it should be a lot of fun to monitor this one, and both teams are exceedingly well-coached and professional in every aspect.

Stay tuned throughout the evening for all the latest and, as always, let's keep the discussion civil in the comments.

Probable Starters

Hawks

PG - Dennis Schröder

SG - Kyle Korver

SF - Kent Bazemore

PF - Paul Millsap

C - Dwight Howard

Hornets

PG - Kemba Walker

SG - Nicolas Batum

SF - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

PF - Marvin Williams

C - Cody Zeller

Injury Report:

Atlanta - Thabo Sefolosha (knee), Mike Scott (knee) and Tiago Splitter (hamstring) are out.

Charlotte - Jeremy Lamb (hamstring) is out.