Note: I will not be covering tonight’s game due as weather-related travel issues have prevented me from getting to Cleveland. It’s the first time in five years of covering the NBA full-time that I have not been able to get to a road game for travel issues. Hard to believe first time comes in April. You can still find new wire coverage of the game on ajc.com.
HAWKS AT CAVALIERS
April 7, 2017, 7:30 p.m., Quicken Loans Arena
Probable starters
Hawks (40-38)
Dennis Schroder
Tim Hardaway Jr.
Taurean Prince
Ersan Ilyasova
Dwight Howard
Injury report: Out - Thabo Sefolosha (right groin strain), Paul Millsap (left knee/rest)
Inactives: Thabo Sefolosha, Paul Millsap
Cavaliers (51-27)
Kyrie Irving
J.R. Smith
LeBron James
Kevin Love
Channing Frye
Injury report: Out – Tristan Thompson (sprained right thumb)
Inactives: Tristan Thompson, TBA
Officials: Derrick Stafford, Kevin Scott, Leon Wood
From the Hawks
The Hawks are coming off a 123-116 home win over the Celtics Thursday night to snap a two-game losing streak. … Rookie Taurean Prince had a career-high 20 points in the win. … Dwight Howard's streak of double-doubles ended at 10 games, the longest for a Hawks player since Kevin Willis had 21 straight in 1991-92.
From the Cavaliers
The Cavaliers are coming off a 141-91 road win at the Celtics Wednesday, their fourth straight win. … Including the playoffs, they have won 12 of the past 13 games against the Hawks. … They are second in the NBA in 3-pointers per game (13.0) and percentage (.387).
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