<table border="1" class="gamePreview"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="center" colspan="2"> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana"><font size="3">When:</font> December 15th, 2007 @ 7:00pm EST <font size="3">Where:</font> Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA <font size="3">TV/Radio:</font> Carolina FSN South HD</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="center"> <div id="imgEnv-fullSizedImage" class="imgEnv" style="margin: 0pt auto; width: 150px; height: 210px; vertical-align: middle;"></div> <p align="center"></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Verdana" color="#ff6600">Charlotte</font><font face="Verdana" color="#ff6600"><font size="4"> Bobcats</font> (8-13)</font></p> </p> </td> <td class="center"> <p align="center"><font color="#ce364f"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#ce364f"><font face="Verdana"><font size="4">Atlanta Hawks</font> </font><font face="Verdana">(10-12)</font></font></p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sectHeader"> <td colspan="2"> <h4 align="center"><font size="4" face="Tahoma" color="#000000"><center>PROJECTED STARTERS</center></font></h4> </td> </tr> <tr class="roster"> <td> <p align="center"> <font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#ff6600">Raymond Felton- Jason Richardson </font><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#c8362d"><font color="#ff6600">Jared Dudley - Gerald Wallace - Nazr Mohammed</font> </font><font color="#b90456"><font face="Verdana"> </font></font><font color="#b90456"><font face="Verdana"> </font></font><font color="#b90456"><font face="Verdana"> </font></font><font color="#b90456"><font face="Verdana"> </font></font></p> </td> <td> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana"></font><font face="Verdana"></font> <font face="Verdana"><font size="2"><font color="#ce364f">Anthony Johnson - Joe Johnson Marvin Williams - Josh Smith - Al Horford</font> </font> </font><font color="#ce364f"><font face="Verdana"><font face="Verdana"></font><font face="Verdana"></font><font face="Verdana"></font></font></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sectHeader"> <td colspan="2"> <h4><font size="4" face="Tahoma" color="#000000"><center>SEASONS STATS</center></font></h4> </td> </tr> <tr class="seasonStats"> <td> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#ff6600">Scoring:</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#ff6600">96.9 PPG</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#ff6600">Field Goal %:</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#ff6600">45.3 %</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#ff6600">3-Point %</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#ff6600">44.6 %</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#ff6600">Rebounds:</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#ff6600">39.9 RPG</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#ff6600">Assists:</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#ff6600">19.6 APG</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#ce364f">Scoring:</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#ce364f">93.7 PPG</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#ce364f">Field Goal %:</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#ce364f">43.9 %</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#ce364f">3-Point %:</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#ce364f">30.7 %</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#ce364f">Rebounds:</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#ce364f">40.1 RPG</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#ce364f">Assists:</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#ce364f">19.5 APG</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr class="sectHeader"> <td colspan="2"> <h4><font size="4" face="Tahoma" color="#000000"><center>TEAM LEADERS</center></font></h4> </td> </tr> <tr class="seasonStats"> <td> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#ff6600">Points:</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#ff6600">Wallace (18.9 PPG)</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#ff6600">Rebounds:</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#ff6600">Okafor (8.0 RPG)</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#ff6600">Assists:</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#ff6600">Felton (7.6 APG)</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#ce364f">Points:</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#ce364f">J. Johnson (20.7 PPG)</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#ce364f">Rebounds:</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#ce364f">Horford (10.3 RPG)</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#ce364f">Assists:</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#ce364f">J. Johnson (5.3 APG)</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr class="sectHeader"> <td colspan="2"> <h4><font face="Verdana"><center><font size="4" face="Tahoma" color="#000000">KEY MATCHUP</font></center> <center><font color="#ff6600">Gerald Wallace</font> <font color="#000000">vs.</font> <font color="#ce364f">Josh Smith </font></center></font></h4> <center> <font face="Verdana"></font></center><font face="Verdana"> Tonight we are going to see arguably the 2 best SF/PF players in the game and ever. These guys fill up the stat sheet easy, and they do it while helping their team win. Both players can jump out of the building, grab rebound, block, shoot and are just simply amazing. However, for Josh Smith to be successful tonight he will need to make Wallace pass the ball. Gerald is at his best when he is driving to the hoop. Josh Smith needs to play excellent man to man defense in order to keep Wallace from lighting it up. </font></td> </tr> <tr class="sectHeader"> <td colspan="2"> <h4><font size="4" face="Tahoma" color="#000000"><center>PREDICTION</center></font></h4> </td> </tr> <tr class="prediction"> <td colspan="2"> <font face="Verdana">With the Hawks coming off back to back loses, and Horford coming back from his suspension, I expect a great game from the Hawks. Horford will have a pretty good test against a gritty center like Nazr, but I'm confident he will be able to do what he wants. Expect lots of dunks as both teams have 3 players who can make you stand up, with both offense and defense. I also expect a big night from Marvin Williams along with Sheldon. </font></p> <font size="4" face="Verdana" color="#ff0000"><center>Hawks win 106-<font color="#ff6600">98</font></center></font></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
<font size="4"><u>NBA Preview</u></font></p> <font size="4"><font size="3"><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></font></font></p> The Charlotte Bobcats have been desperate for a big man, and help is on the way.</p> Nazr Mohammed is expected to make his Bobcats debut on Saturday when Charlotte visits the Atlanta Hawks.</p> The Bobcats (8-13) acquired Mohammed from the Detroit Pistons on Friday for center Primoz Brezec and forward Walter Herrmann. The 6-foot-10 Mohammed, in his ninth season from Kentucky, has averaged 6.8 points and 5.5 rebounds a game in his career and 3.3 points and 3.5 rebounds in 21 games this season for the Pistons.</p> "We see this deal as a major improvement for the team," Bobcats coach Sam Vincent said. "Not that we were down on Primoz and Walter, but we're trying to improve the Bobcats. We feel we've got a big guy that can come in and score in the post and help us with rebounding."</p> The Bobcats are hoping Mohammed will travel to Charlotte on Saturday, take a physical and fly to Atlanta in time for the game against the Hawks. Mohammed will likely become a starter for the Bobcats, but Vincent says he has some learning to do first.</p> "It's going to take him some time to pick up what we're doing," the coach said. "I don't see him coming in tomorrow and starting until he has a feel offensively what we're trying to do."</p> <font size="4"><font size="3"></div> </font></font></p> <font size="4"><font size="3">NBA Preview</font></font></p>
This game is a must win after the last two. I expect Horford, Marvin, and Smoove to have big games.</p>
