SPURS AT HAWKS
Jan. 1, 2017, 6 p.m., Philips Arena
Probable starters
Hawks (17-16)
Dennis Schroder
Kent Bazemore
Thabo Sefolosha
Paul Millsap
Dwight Howard
Injury report: Out – Tiago Splitter (right hamstring strain)
Inactives: Splitter, Taurean Prince (D-League) Mike Scott (D-League)
Spurs (27-6)
Tony Parker
Danny Green
Kawhi Leonard
LaMarcus Aldridge
Pau Gasol
Injury report: Questionable – Kawhi Leonard (gastroenteritis)
Inactives: TBA
Officials: Pat Fraher, Tony Brown, Haywoode Workman
From the Hawks
The Hawks are coming off a 105-98 home win over the Pistons Friday, their second straight win. … They have lost 11 straight games to the Spurs with the last victory coming March 21, 2010, meaning Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer has yet to beat his mentor. … They have had 19 games with at least 10 offensive rebounds. They had 26 such games all last season. … Dwight Howard has averaged a point/rebound double-double in each of his first 12 NBA seasons, one of nine players in league history to do so including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12), Wilt Chamberlain (14), Tim Duncan (13), Elvin Hayes (12), Moses Malone (14), Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O’Neal (13) and Bill Russell (13).
From the Spurs
The Spurs are coming off a 110-94 home win over the Trail Blazers Friday, their fourth straight win and ninth in the past 10 games. ... Kawhi Leonard leads the team in scoring at 24.4 points per game. He has led the Spurs 24 of the first 30 games with at least 20 points in each and at least 30 points in eight. … They lead the NBA in 3-point field goal percentage at .410.
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