Atlanta Hawks Announce Starting Lineup for Tonight's Game vs Utah
To no surprise, there are not going to be any changes to the Hawks starting lineup tonight when they face the Utah Jazz. Atlanta is rolling with the same lineup as they trotted on Sunday vs the Magic which is Dejounte Murray, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Saddiq Bey, Jalen Johnson, and Clint Capela.
The first five on the floor for Utah are Keyonte George, Collins Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, Taylor Hendricks, and John Collins.
Coming into this game, Atlanta is 4th in PPG, 23rd in field goal percentage, 6th in three-point attempts, 20th in three-point percentage, 5th in free throw attempts, 1st in offensive rebounding, and 12th in turnovers. Per Cleaning the Glass, the Hawks are 9th in points per 100 possessions, 18th in effective field goal percentage, 8th in turnover percentage, 5th in offensive rebounding rate, and 8th in free throw rate.
The Hawks played one of the top defensive teams in the NBA on Sunday, but that is not what they are going to be facing tonight.
Utah is 25th in PPG allowed, 21st in field goal percentage allowed, and 29th in three-point percentage allowed. Per Cleaning the Glass, the Jazz are 25th in points allowed per 100 possessions and 23rd in effective field goal percentage allowed.
On offense though, the Jazz are going to present problems for the Hawks. Utah is 9th in PPG, 19th in field goal percentage, 9th in three-point attempts, 23rd in three-point percentage, 11th in free throw attempts, 3rd in offensive rebounding, and 30th in turnovers.
Markkanen is the All-Star of this team and he is having another fantastic season, averaging close to 24 PPG and 8 RPG. Collin Sexton has been the forgotten guy on the Jazz, but he is quietly having a very good season, averaging 17.8 PPG on 49% shooting. Murray is likely going to be guarding Sexton tonight and he will need to make sure he does not get hot. Off the bench, Jordan Clarkson is the guy the Hawks need to worry about. Clarkson is averaging 17 PPG and 5 APG this season off the bench on 42% shooting.
Dejounte Murray and Jalen Johnson against the Orlando Magic
Defensively, the numbers are pretty ugly for the Hawks. They are 29th in PPG allowed, 29th in field goal percentage allowed, and 27th in three-point percentage allowed. Per Cleaning the Glass, Atlanta is 28th in points allowed per 100 possessions and 30th in effective field goal percentage allowed.
