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HAWKS VS. HEAT
Jan. 31, 2016, 6 p.m., American Airlines Arena
Starters
Hawks (27-21, 12-13 road)
Jeff Teague
Kyle Korver
Kent Bazemore
Paul Millsap
Al Horford
Injury report: Probable – Millsap (left ankle sprain)
Inactives: Justin Holiday, Edy Tavares (D-League)
Heat (26-21, 15-9 home)
Goran Dragic
Dwyane Wade
Luol Deng
Chris Bosh
Amar’e Stoudemire
Injury report: Out – Chris Andersen (sore left knee); Questionable – Hassan Whiteside (strained left hip), Tyler Johnson (strained left shoulder)
Inactives: Andersen, Whiteside, Johnson
Officials: Scott Foster, Curtis Blair, Scott Wall
From the Hawks
The Hawks are coming off a 111-92 loss at the Pacers Thursday after being outscored 23-2 to end the game. … The Hawks have lost two straight and four of the past five games. … The Hawks and Heat have split the first two games of the season series with each winning on the other’s home floor. … The Hawks are the only team in the league with four players ranked among the Top 40 in steals per game – Millsap (1.9) is 10th, Thabo Sefolosha (1.4) is 27th, Teague (1.3) is t34th and Bazemore (1.3) is t37th.
From the Heat
The Heat are coming off a 107-103 win at the Bucks on Friday, their third straight win. … Wade is 17 points short from tying Hall of Famer Bernard King for 42nd place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. … The Heat roster has a total of 29 all-star appearances (Wade-11, Bosh-10, Stoudemire-6 and Deng-2), tying for the most with the NBA with the Spurs. … Bosh has made a team-high 75 3-pointers this season, marking the most for a single-season in his career.
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