Starting Lineups: Atlanta Hawks vs Chicago Bulls
The Hawks and Bulls are about to get going in Chicago and both teams just revealed the starting lineups.
Atlanta is going with a starting lineup of Dejounte Murray, Bogdan Bogdanovic, De'Andre Hunter, Vit Krejci, and Clint Capela. Jalen Johnson will come off the bench in his first game back since March 18th.
The first five on the floor for Chicago will be Ayo Dosunmu, Coby White, Alex Caruso, DeMar DeRozan, and Nikola Vucevic.
Neither end of the floor has been impressive for the Hawks in their two games vs the Bulls this year, but the Hawks rely on their offense to win them games. Dejounte Murray had the Hawks offense humming but they hit a wall in the first half against Milwaukee and the Hawks could not recover. Murray has had to put the team on his back with Trae Young out and he is playing a lot of minutes. In the biggest game of the year for the Hawks, Murray is going to need to have a good night.
Bogdan Bogdanovic might have had his best game of the season on Saturday vs Milwaukee. He scored 38 points on 12-23 shooting and also had 10 rebounds. Bogdanovic was getting it done from three and also getting to the basket and was the best player on the floor for Atlanta on Saturday. Bogdanovic and Murray can be a good scoring duo and Atlanta's offense needs them to be.
De'Andre Hunter had two great games vs Boston this week but was not able to shoot the ball well from the floor, going 5-13 from the floor and scoring 13 points. Hunter may also be guarding DeMar DeRozan tonight along with Johnson.
Clint Capela and Bruno Fernando will split the center minutes tonight and they will both be playing crucial roles. Nikola Vucevic and Andre Drummond have had two big games vs the Hawks this year and Capela and Fernando will need to limit them both. Fernando brings a lot of energy to the floor every night for Atlanta and helped spark a run on Saturday vs Milwaukee.
The bench rotation will likely consist of Fernando, Garrison Matthews, Kobe Bufkin, and Jalen Johnson.
Viewing and Betting information
Tip-off time: 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: United Center, Chicago, IL
Where to Watch: NBA League Pass, Bally Sports Southeast,
Spread and Over/Under: The Hawks will be underdogs on the road tonight, as they are currently 2.5 point underdogs according to the latest odds from the SI Sportsbook and the over/under is set at 222.5.
