HAWKS VS. CELTICS
Dec. 18, 2015, 7:30 p.m., TD Garden
Starters
Hawks (15-12, 6-6 road)
Jeff Teague
Kyle Korver
Kent Bazemore
Paul Millsap
Al Horford
Injury report: Probable – Mike Scott (left knee contusion), Tiago Splitter (right hip), Kyle Korver (ankle rehabilitation), Thabo Sefolosha (ankle rehabilitation)
Inactives: Tim Hardaway Jr.
Celtics (14-12, 7-6 home)
Isaiah Thomas
Avery Bradley
Jae Crowder
Amir Johnson
Jared Sullinger
Injury report: Out – Marcus Smart (lower left leg injury)
Inactives: Jordan Mickey, Smart
Officials: Sean Wright, Mitchell Ervin, James Williams
From the Hawks
The Hawks are coming off a 127-106 home win over the 76ers Wednesday, which snapped a three-game losing streak. ... The Hawks are ranked third in the NBA in steals per game at 9.4. … Teague needs seven assists to tie Bob Pettit (2,350) for sixth on Hawks’ all-time list. … Korver needs five 3-pointers to tie Jason Terry (648) for third in franchise history. ... The Hawks and Celtics have split the season series 1-1.
From the Celtics
The Celtics are coming off a 119-116 loss at Detroit Wednesday, their second straight defeat. ... Smart has been out since suffering injury on Nov. 20. … The Celtics are ranked first in the NBA in opponent turnovers at 18.0 per game. Crowder is ranked ninth in the league with 1.96 per game. … They are tied for fourth in the NBA with a defensive rating of 97.8.
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