Coming into the night, the Atlanta Hawks sat in the 7th spot in the Eastern Conference with a 13-9 record on the season. While they are not atop the East likes last year, they still have their core unit intact with the like of Millsap, Horford, Teague, and Korver.
Going into the game, people were wondering who would take on the task of guarding Paul Millsap, either Dirk or Zaza, but it was Wesley Matthews that went face-to-face with the all-star to start the game.
In somewhat of a weird paced of a game, the first half ended with zero players in double digits as Deron Williams was the leading scorer with 9 points at the half.