Hoopinion: March 1 Open Thread: Atlanta (37-21) @ Chicago (31-28)

[Hawksquawk]

TIP-OFF: 8pm (EST)

TELEVISION: SportSouth

CHAT: Daily Dime Live (in which I will participate)

RADIO: Hawks Radio Network, Audio League Pass

GAME NOTES: Hawks/Bulls

ATLANTA INJURY REPORT: None.

CHICAGO INJURY REPORT: Joakim Noah is out. Luol Deng is a game-time decision (swollen left knee).

BY THE NUMBERS

Team	Poss	Off Eff	eFG%	FT Rate	OR%	TO%
ATL (off)	89.4	1.124	50.1	21.8	27.2	13.2
CHI (def)	92.1	1.055	48.1	27.1	25.4	14.8

Team	Poss	Off Eff	eFG%	FT Rate	OR%	TO%
ATL (def)	89.4	1.079	49.9	27.6	27.3	15.9
CHI (off)	92.1	1.043	47.1	21.8	27.7	15.9

FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY: Chicago -1, 196 o/u

OTHER PERSPECTIVES: By the Horns, Blog-a-Bull

PREVIOUSLY, THE CHICAGO BULLS...playing without Joakim Noah, lost 100-90 in Indiana on the back-end of a back-to-back Saturday night.

The home team has each of the three games between these two so far this season. The Hawks won 118-83 on December 9th and 91-81 on February 5th. The Bulls won 101-98 (in OT) on December 19th. The Bulls are 19-9 at home on the season.

Consider this an open thread for all pre-game, in-game, and post-game (but pre-recap) thoughts.

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