This Saturday, the (8-4) Atlanta Hawks will travel to Philadelphia, PA to take on the (5-7) Philadelphia 76ers. Tipoff will be at 7:30 PM EST inside the Wells Fargo Center. These two teams matched up on November 10th, as the Atlanta Hawks walked away with a 104-95 win. They will now run it back and play each other again.

The Atlanta Hawks are coming into this one after taking down the 76ers. They looked great on the defensive end of the floor, as they continued to make it difficult for Philadelphia when they were on the offensive end of the court. They will need to stay solid defensively if they want to take down Philadelphia in back-to-back games.

The Philadelphia 76ers are coming into this one after falling to the Hawks. They will have to be better on both ends of the court, as they struggled to score and they couldn’t come up with enough consistent stops.

The Atlanta Hawks are currently in fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they trail the first-place Bucks by 2.5 games. On offense, Atlanta is scoring 115.7 points per game and they are shooting 46.7% from the floor. This is the 10th most points scored per game and the 17th-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksadnthrees.com, the Hawks have an adjusted offensive rating of 112.2, which is the 15th-highest rating in the league. Trae Young continues to lead this team, as he is scoring 27.5 points per game on 37.4% shooting from the field. He dropped 26 on the 76ers in their last matchup on Thursday night. The Hawks are also shooting 33.4% from behind the arc, as this is the 22nd-highest three-point shooting percentage in the NBA. They have had much more success driving the ball to the rim and scoring from inside. Atalanta is shooting 82.3% from the free-throw line, as well. This is the fifth-highest shooting percentage from the charity stripe, as they have not allowed these free looks at the rim to go to waste.

On defense, the Hawks have continued to hold their own. They are currently surrendering 113 points per game and they are allowing their opponents to shoot 44.7% from the floor. This is the 14th least amount of points given up per game and the seventh-lowest shooting percentage allowed. They have continued to contest shots near the rim and from the outside, as they don’t give up many wide-open looks. They have also been incredible at defending the three-point shot, as they are only allowing their opponents to shoot 32.7% from behind the arc. This is the fourth-lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed in the NBA, as they have continued to close out on open jump shooters. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Hawks have an adjusted defensive rating of 110.8, which is the 14th-lowest rating in the league. Atlanta is also snatching 46.3 rebounds per game, which is the fourth most. They will have to continue cleaning the glass and securing the ball if they want to keep the 76ers from scoring any second or third-chance points.

The Philadelphia 76ers currently sit as the 12th seed in the Eastern Conference standings, as they have continued to slide in the wrong direction. On offense, the Sixers are scoring 107.8 points per game and they are shooting 46% from the field. This is the 27th most points scored per game and the 20th-lowest team shooting percentage. They have been hot from behind the arc, though. They are shooting 37.8% from behind the arc, as this is the seventh-highest shooting percentage in the NBA. According to dunksandthrees.com, the 76ers have an adjusted offensive rating of 112.9, which is the 13th highest in the league. Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid continue to lead this team, while James Harden is still out. Maxey is leading the team in scoring, as he is averaging 22.9 points per game on 45.2% shooting from the floor. Philadelphia is also shooting 80.4% at the free throw line, as this is the eighth-highest percentage in the NBA. They have to continue to take advantage of their free looks at the basket if they want to start stacking some wins.

On defense, the Philadelphia 76ers are surrendering 107 points per game and they are holding their opponents to 46.9% shooting from the field. This is the 21st-highest shooting percentage allowed in the league, but the sixth least amount of points given up per game. According to dunksadnthrees.com, the 76ers have an adjusted defensive rating of 110, which is the 10th best in the NBA. They have also been great at defending the three-point shot, as they are holding their opponents to 32.1% shooting from deep. This is the lowest shooting percentage allowed from three, as they have continued to play great perimeter defense. They are closing out on perimeter shooters and not giving them wide-open looks. Philadelphia is grabbing 39.7 rebounds per game as well, which is the 29th most in the league. They have to be better at cleaning the glass and securing the ball if they want to avoid giving up multiple second-chance points.