The Hawks travelled with all 12 healthy players to Milwaukee for Wednesday’s regular-season finale against the Bucks. It has not been announced whether some players will be rested in preparation for the first-round playoff matchup against the Pacers.
The Hawks rested three starters in Monday’s game against the Bobcats with Paul Millsap, DeMarre Carroll and Kyle Korver unavailable. The three have been nursing ailments of late. Jeff Teague and Pero Antic started but did not play in the fourth quarter. Antic missed two games recently with re-occuring soreness in his right ankle. He said Monday night that he is still experiencing pain but will play through it in the postseason.
Coach Mike Budenholzer said following Monday’s game that entering the playoffs healthy was a priority.
The Hawks will open the playoffs this weekend in Indianapolis, a rematch of last year’s first round matchup won by the Pacers in six games. The playoff schedule will be released Wednesday night.
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