Game Thread: Celtics at Hawks
CELTICS AT HAWKS
Jan. 13, 2017, 8 p.m., Philips Arena
Starters
Hawks (22-16)
Dennis Schroder
Kent Bazemore
Thabo Sefolosha
Paul Millsap
Dwight Howard
Injury report: Out – Tiago Splitter (right hamstring strain)
Inactives: Splitter, Mo Williams
Celtcis (24-15)
Isaiah Thomas
Marcus Smart
Jae Crowder
Amir Johnson
Al Horford
Injury report: Out - James Young (right ankle sprain), Tyler Zeller (sinus infection), Avery Bradley (strained right Achilles)
Inactives: Young, Zeller
Officials: Ken Mauer, Gediminas Petraitis, Michael Smith
From the Hawks
The Hawks are coming off a 117-97 road win over the Nets Tuesday, their seventh straight win and 12th in the past 16 games. ... During current win streak, they've held opponents under 100 points six times. The only team to break the century mark were the Spurs in overtime. … Dennis Schroder is averaging 20.0 points, 6.6 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals over the past seven games. He has a career-best six double-doubles. … They have won three straight regular-season games over Celtics.
From the Celtics
The Celtics are coming off a 117-108 home win over the Wizards Wednesday, their fifth win in the past six games. … Isaiah Thomas scored 20 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter of the win. He leads the NBA in fourth-quarter points with 334. … Thomas has scored at least 20 points in the past 23 games. … Al Horford recorded 26 points and six blocks against the Kings last month making him the first Celtic since Kevin McHale to record at least 25 points and six blocks in a game.
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