The Atlanta Hawks will try to build on the momentum from Monday's dramatic come-from-behind win and improve their playoff standing when they host the slumping Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday.
Atlanta overcame a 30-point deficit to shock the league-leading Boston Celtics 120-118 on Monday. The victory put the 10th-place Hawks (32-39) within 1 1/2 games of No. 9 seed Chicago and 5 1/2 games ahead of No. 11 Brooklyn in the race for the NBA Play-In Tournament.
Portland (19-53) dropped its seventh straight Monday, a 110-92 loss to Houston. The Blazers, who have the second-worst record in the Western Conference, are only 4-14 since the All-Star break and are mathematically eliminated from the postseason. This will be Portland's second leg of a seven-game road trip.
This is the second meeting between Atlanta and Portland. The Trail Blazers won the first contest 106-102 in Portland on March 13 -- the last game they won. The Hawks have won the last four meetings in Atla...
