The Chicago Bulls are coming off a pair of morale-boosting wins and enjoying a slowly clearing injury report, while the Atlanta Hawks have wandered in the other direction this week with back-to-back losses, the latest a drubbing at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs.
Chicago will hope to carry its momentum and health into an afternoon road tilt against the Hawks, who have reason to believe they're about to play their best basketball since mid-November.
So which stars are guaranteed to play, which are on the fence heading toward tip-off, and which will miss out on a matchup between the ninth- and 10th-place teams in the Eastern Conference standings?