CAVALIER AT HAWKS
March 3, 2017, 7 p.m., Philips Arena
Probable starters
Hawks (34-26)
Dennis Schroder
Kent Bazemore
Thabo Sefolosha
Paul Millsap
Dwight Howard
Injury report: Out – Mike Dunleavy (right ankle soreness)
Inactives: Mike Dunleavy
Cavaliers (41-18)
Kyrie Irving
Iman Shumpert
LeBron James
Channing Frye
Tristan Thompson
Injury report: Out – Kevin Love (left knee arthroscopy), J.R. Smith (right thumb fracture)
Inactives: Kevin Love, J.R. Smith
Officials: Zach Zarba, Brian Forte, Tre Maddox
From the Hawks
The Hawks are coming off a 100-95 home win over the Mavericks on Wednesday, their second straight win. … Paul Millsap is 4-for-8 on shot attempts with a chance to give the Hawks the lead in the final minute of the fourth quarter or overtime this season. … Prior to this season, he was 1-for-26 in those situations. … They rank ninth in the NBA in steals per game (8.3) and third in forced turnovers at 15.5 per game. ... The team are planning a tribute video for Kyle Korver, who spent four-plus years in Atlanta before a January trade to the Cavaliers.
From the Cavaliers
The Cavaliers are coming off a 103-99 road loss to the Celtics on Wednesday, their second loss in the past three games. … Dating back to the 2015 playoffs, the Cavaliers are 11-1 against the Hawks, the lone loss coming earlier this season. … They have made at least 10 3-pointers in 13 straight games. … They are 37-2 when tied or leading after three quarters.
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