A hard-fought first half, if not very pretty, as the Hawks trail 40-38. Both teams are playing good defense and forcing tough shots, which has led to the Hawks shooting only 31.6% from the field and Cleveland 42.9%. The Hawks have forced 11 turnovers, turning them into 16 points, which has helped the cause immensely (especially considering their poor shooting).

The biggest factor in the game so far has been the teams' disparity at the line, where the Hawks are an outstanding 14-15 while the Cavs have made just 6-13.

The trends of the game favor the Hawks. If they can keep their defensive effort intact, they are almost guaranteed to shoot better in the second half. One key will be getting Mike Bibby and Al Horford untracked. Both are scoreless in the game so far, and with the way Cleveland defends it's going to be a tall task if we can't get them going at least a little bit.

The effort is there so far, just gotta get some shots to drop and then we'll be sending this thing back to Cleveland.

Let's Go Hawks!