Atlanta Hawks Announce Starting Lineup for Tonight's Game vs the Wizards

Ahead of their game vs the Washington Wizards tonight, the Atlanta Hawks have just announced their starting lineup.

Trae Young, Dejounte Murray, Saddiq Bey, Jalen Johnson, and Clint Capela will be the first five on the floor tonight for the Hawks.

The Wizards will be starting Tyus Jones, Jordan Poole, Deni Avdija, Kyle Kuzma, and Daniel Gafford.

Usual starters tonight against the Wizards. pic.twitter.com/C1Dus1MJj2
— Lauren L. Williams (@WilliamsLaurenL) January 14, 2024

Atlanta is 4th in PPG, 17th in field goal percentage, 6th in three-point attempts, 17th in three-point percentage, 5th in free throw attempts, 8th in rebounding, and 16th in turnovers. Per Cleaning the Glass, the Hawks are 7th in points per 100 possessions, 17th in effective field goal percentage, 10th in turnover percentage, 4th in offensive rebounding, and 7th in free throw rate. It is a good offense, but a lot of what they do is predicated on what Young can do.

The Hawks have had a lot of success against the Wizards defense this season and it is not hard to see why. Washington is 30th in PPG allowed, 29th in field goal percentage allowed, 11th in three-point attempts allowed, and 22nd in three-point percentage allowed. Per Cleaning the Glass, Washington is 30th in points allowed per 100 possessions and 28th in effective field goal percentage. The Wizards roster is littered with poor defenders and rebounders and they have not been able to match up with the Hawks in any of their three matchups this season.

The numbers for the Hawks' defense are eerily similar to Washington's. Atlanta is 29th in points per game allowed, 30th in field goal percentage allowed, 17th in three-point attempts allowed, and 29th in three-point percentage allowed. Per Cleaning the Glass, Atlanta is 26th in points allowed per 100 possessions and 30th in effective field goal percentage.

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