HAWKS AT CELTICS
Feb. 27, 2017, 7:30 p.m., TD Garden
Probable starters
Hawks (32-26)
Dennis Schroder
Kent Bazemore
Thabo Sefolosha
Paul Millsap
Dwight Howard
Injury report: None
Inactives: Mike Dunleavy
Celtics (38-21)
Isaiah Thomas
Avery Bradley
Jae Crowder
Amir Johnson
Al Horford
Injury report: Out – Gerald Green (left heel bruise)
Inactives: Gerald Green, TBA
Officials: Rodney Mott, Lauren Holtkamp, James Williams
From the Hawks
The Hawks are coming off a 105-86 road loss to the Magic Saturday, their third straight loss. ... They are 16-14 road record this year, third-best mark away from home in the Eastern Conference. ... Mike Dunleavy needs eight points for 11,000 in his career. … They are 29th in the NBA in team free-throw percentage at .725. They are ninth in free throws attempted at 24.4 per game.
From the Celtics
The Celtics are coming off a 104-98 road win over the Pistons Sunday that snapped a two-game losing streak. … Isaiah Thomas remains the NBA’s top fourth-quarter scorer with 557 total points and a 9.4 points average through the Celtics’ 59 games. … Thomas is averaging 29.7 points per game this season. Larry Bird owns the franchise’s top single-season scoring average at 29.9 points per game.
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