Starting Lineups: Atlanta Hawks vs Charlotte Hornets
The Hawks and the Hornets are about to tipoff at State Farm Arena and both teams just announced their starting lineups.
Atlanta is starting Trae Young, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Garrison Matthews, Vit Krejci, and Clint Capela.
Charlotte is starting Vasa Micic, Tre Mann, Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges, and Nick Richards.
Coming into this game, Atlanta ranks 6th in PPG, 20th in field goal percentage, 7th in three-point attempts, 18th in three-point percentage, 7th in free throw attempts, 1st in offensive rebounding, and 16th in turnovers. Per Cleaning the Glass, the Hawks are 10th in points per 100 possessions, 16th in effective field goal percentage, 11th in turnover percentage, 5th in offensive rebounding percentage, and 13th in free throw rate.
Charlotte is limping to the finish line of this season, but they could be catching the Hawks at the right time, coming off of a back-to-back. The Hornets have two guys in Brandon Miller and Miles Bridges that can cause headaches for opposing defenses and their best chance to win tonight is getting a big game from either of them.
Aside from Miller and Bridges though, the Hornets offense is one of the NBA's worst. They are 29th in PPG, 26th in field goal percentage, 17th in three-point attempts. 24th in three-point percentage, 30th in free throw attempts, and 18th in turnovers. Per Cleaning the Glass, Charlotte is 27th in points per 100 possessions, 27th in effective field goal percentage, 21st in turnover percentage, 27th in offensive rebounding percentage, and 30th in free throw rate.
The Hawks played one of their better defensive games last night, but it did not do much to raise their statistical profile on that end of the floor. The Hawks are 28th in PPG allowed, 27th in field goal percentage allowed, and 28th in three-point percentage allowed. Per Cleaning the Glass, the Hawks are 25th in points allowed per 100 possessions and 28th in effective field goal percentage allowed.
Atlanta did not have much trouble scoring on the Hornets in the last game and they shouldn't tonight. The Hornets are 22nd in PPG allowed, 28th in field goal percentage allowed, and 25th in three-point percentage allowed. Per Cleaning the Glass, Charlotte is 28th in points allowed per 100 possessions and 30th in effective field goal percentage allowed.
