GAME 5: HAWKS VS. CELTICS
(Series tied, 2-2)
April 26, 2016, 8:30 p.m., Philips Arena
Probable Starters
Hawks
Jeff Teague
Kyle Korver
Kent Bazemore
Paul Millsap
Al Horford
Injury report: Out – Tiago Splitter (right hip surgery); Probable – Dennis Schroder (left ankle sprain), Kent Bazemore (right knee stiffness), Al Horford (left groin strain)
Inactives: Splitter, Edy Tavares
Celtics
Isaiah Thomas
Evan Turner
Jae Crowder
Amir Johnson
Jonas Jerebko
Injury report: Out – Avery Bradley (right hamstring sprain)
Inactives: Bradley, TBA
Officials: Mike Callahan, Pat Fraher, John Goble
From the Hawks
In Game 4, Millsap scored 45 points on 19 field goals and tied the Hawks’ postseason franchise record for field goals made held by Hall of Famers Dominique Wilkins (twice) and Bob Pettit. It was also in the club’s fifth-highest playoff scoring effort behindWilkins (50 and 47), Pettit (50) and Zelmo Beaty (46).
From the Celtics
Thomas has scored 113 points through the first four games of the 2016 playoffs for the Celtics. According to the Elias Sports Bureau that matches a mark not done since Larry Bird recorded an identical 113 points through the first four games of the 1988 playoffs.
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