Atlanta at San Antonio

This is the second of a back-to-back spot for both teams. You need frontcourt muscle if you want to hang with San Antonio and the Hawks have it with Paul Millsap and Al Horford. This is a smart, selfless team on offense, showcasing that this week in a 121-97 blowout win over Boston. The Hawks unleashed a surge of pass-happy possessions, then poured it on. Coach Mike Budenholzer inserted Thabo Sefolosha into the starting lineup, a unit that was a plus-9.9 points per 100 possessions last season. The five outscored the Celtics 42-25 in 14 minutes. The Hawks played their most physical defensive game of the season and the final tally on offense: 33 assists on 45 field goals. They beat Memphis last night, 116-101, as a dog in another unselfish effort, with six Hawks scoring in double figures. Atlanta's offense is #10 in the NBA in points, sixth in FG shooting and third from the free throw line. San Antonio has slowed the pace down this season, tops in the NBA in points allowed but #21 in scoring. This is the second of a back-to-back, off a win at Denver last night, so they won't want to run and the road team is 6-0 ATS in the last six meetings, plus the dog is 4-1 ATS. Play the points on Atlanta.