Sixers-Hawks Game Thread

Game Info:

• Date: January 21, 2017
• Time: 7:00 p.m. EST
• Place: Philips Arena
• TV: Comcast Sportsnet
• Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic

The bad guys: Peachtree Hoops

Probable Starters:

• Philadelphia: TJ McConnell, Nik Stauskas, Robert Covington, Ersan Ilyasova, Jahlil Okafor
• Atlanta: Dennis Schroeder, Kent Bazemore, Thabo Sefolosha, Paul Millsap, Dwight Howard

Season Series: 2-0 Atlanta (104-72 win on October 29 in Atlanta, 117-96 win on November 12 in Philadelphia)

Notes:

• Joel Embiid is out on the second half of a back-to-back. Seek shelter accordingly.
• With a win, the Sixers would secure their first four-game winning streak since April 2012.
• Ben Simmons does #RaiseTheCat now so if the Sixers win, there’s going to be a lot more dudes on your Twitter feed holding cats over their heads.