Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks Game Day Preview

Cavs at Hawks Preview

Scouting Report

After last night's blowout victory in Oklahoma City, the Hawks have won eight of their last 11 games and are sprinting towards the finish line. But is it too late? For the top 7 seeds, yes. But not for the 8 or 9 seed, which grants them slightly more security in the Play-In Tournament.

To the surprise of no one, Trae Young is leading the late-season charge. Young leads the NBA in total points and assists this season. Over the last ten games, the All-Star is averaging 30.8 points and 10.9 assists per game.

If the Hawks beat Cleveland tomorrow, and if the Bucks beat the Nets tomorrow, we will have a three-way-tie at 40-37 between the Hawks, Hornets and Nets.

Brooklyn currently holds the three-way-tiebreaker between those teams but has not clinched it.
— Mike Conti (@MikeConti929) March 31, 2022

The Hawks have defeated the Cavs in two of the three matchups this season and desperately need a win tonight. Working in their favor, the Cavs dropped four out of their last five games. Ill-timed injuries (see below) are derailing the Cavs' unexpectedly strong season.

Injury Report

The Cavs just played the Mavericks last night, so no official injury report yet. However, we know that Jarrett Allen (finger), Dean Wade (knee), Evan Mobley (ankle), and Collin Sexton (knee) are out.

Hilarious that the postponed Hawks game lands on a day where half the Cavs team will be out and on a week where they already had four games.

Real good stuff.
— Justin Rowan (@Cavsanada) March 31, 2022

The Hawks also played last night, so no injury report yet. But we do know that John Collins (finger/foot) will be out. Additionally, De'Andre Hunter (right knee soreness) and Danilo Gallinari (elbow) have missed the last two games. Lastly, Jalen Johnson (concussion) missed last night's game in Oklahoma City.

Odds

SI Sportsbook lists the Hawks as 5.5-point favorites, and the over/under is set at 225.5. I'm bearish on the Hawks as they have battled consistency issues all season long. It's been a lot of one step forward and two steps back.

Please let this sink in for a minute... @ATLHawks https://t.co/TU3UzcGExt
— grant hill (@realgranthill33) March 31, 2022

Additionally, the Hawks are 23rd in the NBA against the spread, going 33-43 (43.4%). They especially struggle to cover when they have no rest, going 4-10 against the spread and 6-10 outright in such games.

Uniforms

Thanks to NBA LockerVision, we know what each team will be wearing so you can plan your gear accordingly. The Hawks will wear their Association Edition (white) uniforms, while the Cavs wear their Statement Edition (black) uniforms.

That was fun🔥🔥

Two games over .500 and a big one tomorrow 👀#TrueToAtlanta | #Forever404 pic.twitter.com/H8jjUq9jRt
— Hawks Uniform Tracker (@ATLHawksUni) March 31, 2022

Television, Streaming

Hawks Broadcast: Bally Sports Southeast

Cavaliers Broadcast: Bally Sports Ohio

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Good morning all! Trust everyone is safe after last night's storms. The @ATLHawks return to @StateFarmArena tonight to host @cavs! Coverage 7e/6c on @HawksOnBally with @DWilkins21 @laurenjbara @TreavorScales @BrianOliver1313
— Bob Rathbun (@BobRathbunTV) March 31, 2022

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