Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Divisional Round
This Monday, the (24-23) Atlanta Hawks will travel to Chicago, IL to take on the (21-24) Chicago Bulls. Tipoff will be at 8:00 PM EST inside the United Center. This will be the third time that these two teams have matched up this season, as the Bulls won the last meeting, 110-108.
The Hawks are coming into this one after falling to the Charlotte Hornets, 122-118. They struggled on the defensive end of the floor, as they will have to contest more shots in this one if they want to bounce back on the road.
The Chicago Bulls are entering this game after defeating the Detroit Pistons, 126-108. They were elite on both ends of the floor, as they will have to carry that momentum over into this one if they want to beat the Hawks at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Atlanta Hawks are currently in eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are 11 games back from the first-place Celtics. On offense, they are scoring 116 points per game and they have shot 47.6% from the floor. This is the 10th most points scored per contest and the 12th-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Hawks have an adjusted offensive rating of 113.3, which is the 19th lowest rating in the NBA. Trae Young has continued to dominate on the offensive end of the floor, as he is scoring 27.1 points per game on 42.4% shooting from the floor. Atlanta has also shown that they are much more successful when they are attacking the basket. They have only shot 34.6% from behind the arc, which is the 23rd-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. Luckily, they have been much more consistent at the charity stripe. They are shooting 82.4% from the line, which is the fourth-highest team free-throw shooting percentage in the league.
On the defensive end of the court, the Hawks are allowing 116.3 points per contest and their opponents have shot 47.5% from the floor. This is the 21st least amount of points allowed pregame and the 20th lowest shooting percentage allowed from the field. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Hawks have an adjusted defensive rating of 114.4, which is the 19th lowest rating in the NBA. Atlanta has also shown that they will consistently close out on open jump shooters. They have only allowed their opponents to shoot 34.4% from behind the arc, which is the fifth-lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed. The Atlanta Hawks are also grabbing 43,4 rebounds per game, which is the 15th most.
Injury Report: Bogdan Bogdanovic SG (Knee) are questionable.
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