Projected Line: Atlanta by 6 points
Philadelphia showed no resistance yesterday on their game against the Nets. Brooklyn's gameplan was to pound down low, while using their superior size on the frontcourt and Philadelphia simply folded. This is why Reggie Evans had 24 rebounds on his own, while the Sixers as a team had 34 rebounds. On the other hand, Brooklyn made 21 shots at the rim, while the Sixers made 30 shots overall! The Hawks had 3 days off to rest prior to tonight's game and on their last game, Atlanta showed little interest in San Antonio, as they rested Al Horford, Josh Smith and Kyle Korver, even though they ended up just losing that contest by two points. On the previous game to that one, they had clearly lost at home against Philadelphia, so this is a revenge game for them tonight. Atlanta is also still fighting for a good playoff seeding, they are healthy and so, I expect them to play better tonight than they did on their last game against the Sixers. In that game, Atlanta showed no effort and allowed Philadelphia to score 40 points in the first quarter! The Sixers were deadly from the 3pts line, while Atlanta shot just 5-17 3pts. Jeff Teague struggled in that game, while Devin Harris was out due to injury. With Harris back tonight, I expect Atlanta to get their revenge over Philadelphia and pick up a comfortable win tonight.
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