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ATLANTA HAWKS

• The Hawks are coming off an overtime 140-135 win over the New York Knicks but they have been a bit inconsistent of late, posting a 2-3 mark over the last five contests. They remain near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings with a 15-39 record.
• Atlanta’s frontcourt might be slightly depleted since Clint Capela and Skal Labissiere have both been ruled out until after the All-Star break. Meanwhile, DeAndre’ Bembry and Cam Reddish are both questionable and both should be game-time decisions.
• One player to keep an eye here is none other than John Collins. Even though Trae Young is Atlanta’s main star, Collins has been nothing short of excellent of late. He is averaging 26.0 points and 13.1 rebounds per game in his last seven outings, gathering a double-double in every one of them.

ORLANDO MAGIC

• The Magic are going through one of their worst stretches of form this season, since they enter this matchup on a three-game losing run while going 1-4 in their last five outings. They suffered a 111-95 loss against the Milwaukee Bucks the last time out, but they remain in eighth place of the Eastern Conference standings with a 22-31 record.
• James Ennis could make his Orlando debut in this contest, although that’s not completely certain yet. The Magic have four absentees here in D.J. Augustin, Al-Farouq Aminu, Jonathan Isaac and Chuma Okeke, with all of them missing this game due to knee injuries.
• Keep an eye on Nikola Vucevic here. The Montenegrin big man has two double-doubles in his last three games, and he is also averaging 20.2 points with 9.6 rebounds per contest in five February contests.

THE PREDICTION
The Hawks have been struggling to find any sort of consistency over the past few weeks, but the same can be said about the Magic. Orlando have been slightly better throughout the course of the season, however, and they need to bounce back if they want to keep themselves in the playoff race before the All-Star break. Orlando might have lost their last five at home, but the Hawks are one of the worst teams in the league on the road and that should be enough to list Orlando as favourites.

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Orlando will have 1 to 1.5 quarters where they completely shut down and play like **** forcing up shots and going full ISO mode. It's happened almost every game now and that's when teams go on runs. They have minimal shooting/scoring and it's really just TRoss off ball screens and Fournier/Vuc PnR. Orlando's bench is one of worst in NBA, it's really TRoss and a bunch of G League level dudes (Iwundu MCW Frazier). Bamba won't get more than 14 minutes so there's no worry even if he plays good in those minutes for him to see a larger role.

How much does Atlanta have in the tank after a 2OT game will be deciding factor. Put this one at 110-95 type game

Wonder if Capela plays?

Atlanta coming off a double overtime time in a b2b, if we can't win this, we're in trouble.

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basketballRob wrote:Wonder if Capela plays?

Atlanta coming off a double overtime time in a b2b, if we can't win this, we're in trouble.

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Pretty sure it's already been decided that he won't play until after the ASB.

I think it's trouble-time for ORL already. Not necessarily tied to winning/losing this game. We're basically a .500 team so far in 2020. Playing much better.

kg01 wrote:

basketballRob wrote:Wonder if Capela plays?

Atlanta coming off a double overtime time in a b2b, if we can't win this, we're in trouble.

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Pretty sure it's already been decided that he won't play until after the ASB.

I think it's trouble-time for ORL already. Not necessarily tied to winning/losing this game. We're basically a .500 team so far in 2020. Playing much better.

Orlando is 2-10 in the last 12 games and actually fighting for a playoff spot (YIKES). They absolutely have all the pressure for this one coming off an embarrassing L to the Knicks.

Orlando is favored to win by 8.5 points.

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Can't let these guys off the hook, similar to going into the Minnesota game.

Cam Reddish (concussion) and De'Andre Hunter (ankle) have been upgraded to probable for Monday's matchup with the Magic.

It looks like Reddish will be back in action tonight following a four-game stint on the sidelines, so Treveon Graham's minutes will likely start trending down tonight. Reddish was playing pretty well prior to going down, so he could be someone to think about streaming in deep leagues. With both Reddish and Hunter active, Vince Carter could be headed for a DNP-CD.

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SOURCE: Brad Rowland on Twitter

Feb 10, 2020, 4:42 PM ET




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Nice balanced scoring picking trae up tonight.

Winnable game. Fell apart at the end.

Tough loss off a B2B

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Tired legs played a part in this one. Tough game after double OT last night, but they have no one but themselves to blame for blowing a 16-point 4th quarter lead against the Knicks.