The Atlanta Hawks (36-30) will take on one of the NBA’s best Wednesday evening when they take on the Phoenix Suns (47-18). Atlanta will have the rest advantage, as they were off on Tuesday while the Suns were in Cleveland getting an overtime victory over the Cavaliers.
The Hawks are the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference as of Wednesday morning, and will look to clinch their first winning season since 2016-17. Atlanta ranks 12th in the NBA with a +1.2 net rating, ranking ninth in offense (113.6) and 21st in defense (112.4).
Phoenix is tied with the Utah Jazz for best record in the NBA coming into play, and have the second best net rating (+6.