The injury report for the Hawks is now out for their matchup with the Magic and there are no changes to it.
Rookie guard Kobe Bufkin remains out with a left thumb fracture and Wesley Matthews remains out with a mild right calf strain, but the rest of the Hawks injury report is good. Matthews has yet to play in a game this season and Bufkin has not seen many minutes. While Atlanta has a relatively clean bill of health going into this game, the same can't be said of the Orlando Magic.
Orlando is going to be banged up heading into this game. Wendell Carter Jr remains out, as does Gary Harris. Point guard Markelle Fultz is questionable going into tomorrow night's game and he did not play in their last game. Jonathan Isaac is probable for tomorrow night.
If Fultz is out, it will make the Orlando backcourt interesting. Jalen Suggs, Cole Anthony, and rookie Anthony Black will see a lot of time should Fultz be out.
The Hawks had their four-game winning streak snapped on Monday night with a loss to the Thunder and the Hawks did not play well from start to finish. The first quarter and first half of games have been a struggle for the Hawks and they hope to reverse that trend going forward and that starts tomorrow night against Orlando.
In five of the seven games they have played this season, Atlanta has been trailing at the end of the first quarter and in four of those five games, the Hawks have allowed at least 30 points. The worst first quarter came against the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Hawks allowed 42 points and allowed them to shoot the ball very well from the field and from three. Atlanta finds them down early consistently and when they are not shooting well, they can't get back in games.
In terms of 1st quarter points allowed (per teamrankings.com), Atlanta is currently 25th in the NBA, allowing 31.6 points in the first quarter, and the Hawks are 23rd in first-half points allowed (59.3).
Atlanta vs Orlando tips off tomorrow at 9:30 p.m. in Mexico City
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