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Bobcats vs. Hawks
7:30 p.m., Phillips Arena
TV: SportSouth. Radio: WFNZ-AM 610
Projected Starters
| Bobcats | Thunder | ||||
| Pos, Player | Ppg | Rpg | Pos, Player | Ppg | Rpg |
| G, K. Walker | 16.6 | 3.7 | G, J. Teague | 13.8 | 2.7 |
| G, J. Taylor | 7.6 | 2.4 | G, K. Korver | 11.0 | 3.7 |
| F, M. Kidd-Gilchrist | 11.4 | 6.6 | F, J. Smith | 15.2 | 7.1 |
| F, B. Mullens | 13.4 | 8.3 | F, A. Horford | 15.9 | 9.2 |
| C, B. Haywood | 6.5 | 6.9 | C, Z. Pachulia | 7.3 | 7.7 |
Matchup to Watch
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist vs. Josh Smith: Rookie Kidd-Gilchrist might be the one Bobcat equipped to match Smith’s quickness, size and explosiveness. He guarded Smith well last week, but got in foul trouble.
Observations
• The Hawks are now going big, moving center Zaza Pachulia into the starting lineup and moving Al Horford over to power forward.
• The Bobcats had big problems guarding Horford. The defensive rotations were slow when Horford rolled to the rim after setting picks.
• Atlanta is one of the NBA’s top defensive teams – top-five in points allowed, opponent field-goal percentage and opponent 3-point percentage.
Tap-ins
The Bobcats are coming off their worst beating ever, losing 114-69 in Oklahoma City on Monday.
• Charlottean Anthony Morrow now plays off the bench for the Hawks.
Hawks point guard (and former Wake Forest star) Jeff Teague has had double-doubles in each of his last two games.
Did you know?
Pachulia was technically a Bobcat for a day. They chose him in the 2004 expansion draft in a pre-arranged deal to trade him to Milwaukee. They probably should have kept him.
Rick Bonnell
