Game preview: Short-handed Hawks host surging Thunder

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Injuries: Hawks—Kent Bazemore (knee), DeAndre' Bembry (abdominal), Antonius Cleveland (ankle), Malcolm Delaney (ankle) and Jaylen Morris (ankle) are out; Tyler Cavanaugh (ankle), Dennis Schroder (elbow) and Isaiah Taylor (ankle) are probable.

Thunder—Andre Roberson (knee) is out; Steven Adams (hip) is questionable.

What to watch for: Injuries mean the Hawks (20-47) will play use some makeshift lineups against the Thunder (40-29).

Tyler Dorsey will start in place of Bazemore, who suffered a season-ending knee injury on Sunday. Morris also was hurt in the game and will miss at least two weeks.

The Hawks are thin at the wing positions with those two out. Two-way contract player Andrew White is in line for big minutes and Damion Lee is likely to make his NBA debut after the Hawks signed him to a 10-day contract this morning.

The Thunder have won three straight games and six of eight. They stand fourth in the Western Conference but are just two games ahead of 10th-place San Antonio in the crowded West playoff race.