HAWKS VS. CAVALIERS
April 11, 2016, 7 p.m., Quicken Loans Arena
Probable Starters
Hawks (48-32, 21-18 road)
Jeff Teague
Kyle Korver
Kent Bazemore
Paul Millsap
Al Horford
Injury report: Out – Tiago Splitter (right hip surgery);
Inactives: Splitter, Lamar Patterson (D-League), Edy Tavares (D-League)
Cavaliers (56-24, 32-7 home)
Kyrie Irving
J.R. Smith
LeBron James
Kevin Love
Tristan Thompson
Injury report: Out - Iman Shumpert (left knee soreness/drained), Mo Williams (chondromalacia)
Inactives: Shumpert, Williams
Officials: Danny Crawford, Mark Ayotte, Ed Malloy
From the Hawks
The Hawks are coming off 118-107 home win over the Celtics Saturday, their third straight win. ... The Hawks have held opponents to under 20 fourth quarter points four times in the last five games. … Millsap has four consecutive double-doubles and averaged 21.5 points, 14.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 3.5 blocks and 2.0 steals during the streak. … Teague is averaging 23.2 points on .500 over the last six games, scoring at least 18 points in each contest.
From the Cavaliers
The Cavaliers are coming off a 105-102 loss at the Bulls Saturday, their second straight loss. ... Including last season’s playoffs, the Cavaliers have won six straight against the Hawks. That includes both games this season, the most recent an overtime win in Atlanta 10 days ago. … Irving is two 3-pointers away from surpassing Danny Ferry (543) for the fifth in Cavaliers history. … Over his last 10 games, James is shooting .607 from the field and averaging 27.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 8.2 assists in 35.0 minutes.
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