The Atlanta Hawks return home Thursday for a big matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Hawks are three games behind Cleveland in the Eastern Conference standings, and while catching them may not be extremely likely, Atlanta is just a half game behind the Charlotte Hornets for the No. 9 seed.
The Hawks made easy work of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night, as Trae Young scored 41 points in three quarters in the end-to-end win. Atlanta scored a season-high 85 points in the first half in the game, which is also a franchise record within the shot clock era.