Portland Trail Blazers (26-40, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (33-34, ninth in the Eastern Conference)
Atlanta; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Hawks -12.5; over/under is 233.5
BOTTOM LINE: Portland visits the Atlanta Hawks after Josh Hart scored 44 points in the Trail Blazers' 127-118 victory against the Washington Wizards.
The Hawks are 21-13 in home games. Atlanta ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference with 24.3 assists per game led by Trae Young averaging 9.4.
The Trail Blazers have gone 9-22 away from home. Portland gives up 113.4 points to opponents while being outscored by 6.2 points per game.
The teams play for the second time this season. The Trail Blazers won the last meeting 136-131 on Jan. 4, with Anfernee Simons scoring 43 points in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Clint Capela is averaging 10.7 points and 11.9 rebounds for the Hawks. Young is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Atlanta.
Simons is scoring 17.3 points per game with 2.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists for the Trail Blazers. Hart is averaging 17.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists over the last 10 games for Portland.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 6-4, averaging 117.8 points, 42.1 rebounds, 23.8 assists, 6.1 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.7 points per game.
Trail Blazers: 4-6, averaging 104.8 points, 42.2 rebounds, 21.7 assists, 7.3 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.5 points.
INJURIES: Hawks: John Collins: out (finger/foot).
Trail Blazers: Nassir Little: out for season (shoulder), Jusuf Nurkic: out (foot), Didi Louzada: out (kne), Damian Lillard: out (abdominal), Eric Bledsoe: out (achilles), Justise Winslow: out (achilles), Anfernee Simons: out (knee), Joe Ingles: out for season (knee).
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