When/where: 8:30 p.m. today, AT&T Center
TV: Fox Sports Southeast
Stream: Fox Sports Go
Radio: V103
Injuries: Hawks— Isaiah Taylor (eye) is out; Luke Babbitt (back), Mike Muscala (ankle), DeAndre' Bembry (wrist) and Miles Plumlee (quad) are probable.
Spurs—Kawhi Leonard (quad), Tony Parker (quad) and Derrick White (wrist) are out.
What to watch for:
The Hawks (3-13) followed their historic win against the Kings with a 110-99 loss to the Celtics. With Bembry, Muscala, Plumlee and Ersan Ilyasova all available to play the Hawks are healthier than they've been all season.
Taylor had become part of the rotation and the Hawks were considering recalling two-way player Josh Magette from the G-League for depth. Instead, they brought back wings Nicolas Brussino and Tyler Dorsey. Plumlee is available to play for the first time this season but doesn’t figure to be part of the power rotation with Dewayne Dedmon, John Collins, Luke Babbitt and Tyler Cavanaugh manning those positions lately.
MVP candidate Leonard hasn't played this season yet the Spurs (10-6) are just 2 ½ games behind West leaders Houston and Golden State. Forward LaMarcus Aldridge (24.4 points per 36 minutes, .572 true shooting percentage) is back to form offensively after a disappointing first season with the Spurs. Aldridge and coach Gregg Popovich said a heart-to-heart talk before the season helped player and coach be better.
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