Atlanta Hawks face lineup changes

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    Injuries and matchup concerns have the Atlanta Hawks considering multiple changes to their starting lineup for Monday's playoff series opener against the Chicago Bulls.

    As the Hawks wrapped up practice Sunday and left Philips Arena to board the team's flight to Chicago, coach Larry Drew said he had yet to settle on a replacement for injured starter Kirk Hinrich at point guard. Drew also hinted at possible changes at small forward and center.

    The adjustments are partly the result of the Hawks shifting their focus from defending Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard in the frist round to now facing explosive Bulls guard Derrick Rose in the conference semifinals.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2011/news/story?id=6461066
     

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