Can the Hawks pull out a momentum-sparking win against arguably the best team in the Eastern Conference in the Celtics?
After a much-needed 126-111 win over the New Orleans Pelicans to snap a five-game losing streak, the Hawks are back in action against one of their toughest opponents of the season. They will take on the Celtics at home tonight before they take on another difficult matchup in the Knicks on Wednesday. Both tonight and Wednesday's game are going to be big tests for Atlanta and it is coming at a bit of a difficult stretch for the team.
Coming into tonight's game, the Hawks are 7th in the NBA in PPG, 10th in FG%, 15th in 3PA, 12th in 3P%, 3rd in FTA, 23rd in rebounding, and 20th in turnovers. Per, Atlanta is 6th in points per 100 possessions, 5th in effective field goal percentage, 22nd in turnover percentage, 17th offensive rebounding percentage, and 3rd in free throw rate.
Defensively, Boston is 13th in PPG allowed, 22nd in field goal percentage allowed, 12th in three point attempts allowed, and 9th in three point percentage allowed. Per Cleaning the Glass, the Celtics are 12th in points allowed per 100 possessions and 19th in effective field goal percentage allowed.
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