Clippers, Hawks Square Off in Atlanta
The Los Angeles Clippers will visit the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on Monday evening.

The game marks the second in a three-game East Coast road trip for the Clippers (10-5), who kicked off their travels with a win in Brooklyn on Saturday. The win was the Clippers' fourth straight, as the team has put together a quick win streak that has propelled them into a tie for second place in the Western Conference standings. Tobias Harris, in his first full season as a Clippers, has taken a leading role in the team's newfound success. Harris leads the Clippers with averaged of 20.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, both career highs. On Saturday, Harris scored 27 points in Brooklyn, helping his team total 127 points in the win. Forward Danilo Gallinari, coming off two straight injury-plagued seasons, is also finally finding a rhythm with the Clippers. Gallinari scored 28 points on Saturday, bringing his season average to an impressive 19.6 points per game.

Atlanta (3-13), on the other hand, has struggled to string together wins early in the season. The Hawks are in the midst of a seven-game losing streak, including a crushing 138-93 blowout in Denver last Thursday. Atlanta has been unable to piece it together on either end of the floor, owning the league's worst offensive rating (101.1) while also giving up the most points per game (117.7). Injuries have not helped the team's case at all. An Achilles injury held Taurean Prince, Atlanta's second-leading scorer, out of Saturday's tilt against the Pacers. Despite the team's woes, though, the Hawks will have a chance to regroup with their first home stand in over a week.

The Clippers swept the season series between the two teams in 2018, two games to none. The Hawks will hope to reverse that trend and build some momentum on Monday.
Posted on: 11/18/2018 12:20 PM
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