The Atlanta Hawks have not taken the floor in a competitive environment since Saturday but that dry spell ends on Thursday evening. While things did not go well against the Toronto Raptors, the Hawks have enjoyed the opportunity to rest and potentially install new wrinkles. In short, Atlanta will probably need them on Thursday.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are in town and, in case you’ve been asleep for several years, they are led by the best player in the world in LeBron James. The visitors have won a league-best nine consecutive games after a shaky start and, in an interesting twist, James garnered the first ejection of his career on Wednesday evening against Miami.