* The Hawks have won the two meetings between the teams this season and taken three straight against the Bulls overall. Chicago had won 13 of the previous 14 meetings between the clubs.
* Atlanta has won two of its last three games after dropping its previous four contests.
* Chicago has lost its last two contests and is just 5-10 since December 23.
* Derrick Rose has attempted at least 20 shots in each of his last three games, but has shot just 34.4 percent from the field in those contests.
* Joe Johnson has scored at least 20 points in three straight games after reaching 20 points just once in his previous six contests. Johnson scored a season-high 41 points in the last meeting between the teams on December 27.
* Mike Bibby has averaged 20.7 points over his last 10 games against the Bulls, scoring 20 or more points in seven of those contests.
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