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

Originally posted on Atlanta Hawks on SI
By Jackson Caudell | Last updated Jan 7, 2024 5:39 PM ET

Atlanta is on the road tonight to face the Magic and the Hawks hope to bounce back from their loss to the Pacers on Friday night, a game in which they allowed Indiana to score 150 points and dish out 50 assists.

The Hawks starting lineup tonight has no changes in it. Trae Young, Dejounte Murray, Saddiq Bey, Jalen Johnson, and Clint Capela will be the first five on the floor for Atlanta.

After being questionable for today's game vs the Hawks, Markelle Fultz and Wendell Carter Jr just had their statuses revealed.

Fultz, Anthony Black, and Goga Bitadze are all available to play today, but Carter Jr is out today. Bitadze will likely start in place of Carter Jr today.

The starting lineup for the Magic will be Jalen Suggs, Chuma Okeke, Caleb Houstan, Paolo Banchero, and Goga Bitadze.

Atlanta comes into tonight's game 28th in PPG allowed, 30th in field goal percentage allowed, 19th in three-point attempts allowed, and 27th in three-point percentage allowed. Per Cleaning the Glass, the Hawks are 26th in points allowed per 100 possessions and 30th in effective field goal percentage allowed. They are arguably the worst defense in the NBA.

The Magic come into the game 19th in PPG, 16th in field goal percentage, 28th in three-point attempts, 26th in three-point percentage, 1st in free throw attempts, and 20th in rebounding. The good news for the Magic is that Paolo Banchero seems to be emerging into a star and has been playing really well as of late.

The Hawks come into the game 3rd in PPG, 18th in field goal percentage, 6th in three-point attempts, 17th in three-point percentage, 6th in free throw attempts, and 8th in rebounding. Per Cleaning the Glass, Atlanta is 6th in points per 100 possessions, 16th in effective field goal percentage, 10th in turnover percentage, 3rd in offensive rebounding percentage, and 9th in free throw rate.

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