Scouting report: Warriors at Hawks

Scouting report for Friday's game between the Golden State Warriors and the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena (7:30 p.m., TV: SPSO; Radio: 790 AM)

-- Golden State has eight players on the injured list, including guard Monta Ellis, who has missed the last three games with a strained lower back.

-- Guard Anthony Morrow from Georgia Tech is averaging 13.3 points per game in his second season. Morrow was a college teammate of Hawks guard Mario West.

-- The Warriors are coming off of a 117-90 loss to Orlando Wednesday. They shot 42.7 percent from the field.

-- In his last two games, Hawks guard Jamal Crawford has made 13 of 25 shots and 7 of 14 from 3-point range after making 8 of 37 and 2 of 15 from 3-point range in the previous three games.

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