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Jazz-Hawks Game Thread

102715 ATLANTA: -- Hawks Dennis Schroder passes off driving the lane against Pistons Andre Drummond during the first period in their first regular season basketball game "home opener" on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com
102715 ATLANTA: -- Hawks Dennis Schroder passes off driving the lane against Pistons Andre Drummond during the first period in their first regular season basketball game "home opener" on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com
By Chris Vivlamore
Nov 15, 2015

JAZZ VS. HAWKS

6 p.m., Philips Arena

Starters

Hawks (8-3, 4-2 home)

Dennis Schroder

Kyle Korver

Kent Bazemore

Paul Millsap

Al Horford

Injury report: Doubtful – Jeff Teague (left ankle sprain); Probable – Kyle Korver (right ankle rehabilitation), Thabo Sefolosha (right ankle rehabilitation), Mike Muscala (right ankle sprain)

Inactives: TBA

Jazz (4-5, 3-4 road)

Raul Neto

Rodney Hood

Gordon Hayward

Derrick Favors

Rudy Gobert

Injury report: Out – Dante Exum (left ACL surgery); Questionable – Rudy Gobert (left ankle sprain), Rodney Hood (right foot soreness)

Inactives: Dante Exum, Tibor Pleiss

Officials: Ron Garretson, Brent Barnaky, Justin Van Duyne

From the Hawks

Mike Budenholzer will return to coach the team after a one-game absence. ... Jeff Teague was ruled out with left ankle sprain. Both Teague and Budenholzer said there is no definitive timetable for the starting point guard's return. … The Hawks are scheduled to play the French National Anthem prior to the game following the tragic events in Paris this week. ... The Hawks, second in the NBA in assists per game (26.7) have recorded at least 25 assists in seven straight games. … Thabo Sefolosha ranks first in the NBA in steals/turnover ratio at 2.14.

From the Jazz

The Jazz are coming off a 102-93 loss at Orlando Friday. … Derrick Favors, who played at Georgia Tech, had 25 points, 12 rebounds, a career-high seven blocks, three steals and two assists versus the Heat Thursday. He is the first player in Jazz history to accomplish the feat. … The Jazz lead the NBA in points allowed in the paint (34.4).

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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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