Tip-off is coming up between the Hawks and the Nets and both teams just revealed their starters for tonight’s matchup. With Dejounte Murray being ruled in earlier after being questionable coming into the night, Murray is going to be starting alongside Trae Young, De’Andre Hunter, Jalen Johnson, and Clint Capela. The Nets are missing Cam Thomas, Ben Simmons, and Dennis Smith Jr tonight. They are starting Mikal Bridges, Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, Cam Johnson, and Nic Claxton. Dejounte Murray is available and starting for the Hawks tonightDale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports his will be an interesting matchup tonight. As you saw last night if you watched the Hawks vs the Pacers, Atlanta has one of the best offenses in the NBA and it is not just because they played Indiana. The Hawks have played some of the best defenses in the NBA this season and still have one of the top offenses. Atlanta is 3rd in the NBA in PPG (122.4), 7th in field goal percentage (48.7%), 12th in three-point percentage, 18th in rebounding, and 24th in turnovers. It is hard to gripe about a lot of their offense, but they do turn the ball over at an alarming rate, and their rebounding has gotten considerably worse over the course of the season. Per Cleaning the Glass, Atlanta is 4th in points per 100 possessions, 6th in effective field goal percentage, 3rd in offensive rebounding
percentage, 21st in turnover percentage, and 2nd in free throw rate. The Brooklyn defense is solid, but not great. The Nets are 17th in PPG allowed 8th in field goal percentage allowed, and 7th in three-point field goal percentage allowed. Per Cleaning the Glass, Brooklyn is 20th in points per 100 possessions allowed and 14th in effective field goal percentage allowed. Mikal Bridges is one of the best defensive players in the league and will be a tough matchup problem for the Hawks’s playmakers. Atlanta is hoping to snap its three-game losing streak and with Murray back in the lineup, that seems doable, but they will have to play better than they have. Follow Jackson on X here: @jackoncaudell Follow Hawks coverage on Facebook here: All Hawks Copyright ABG-SI LLC. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI
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