The Atlanta Hawks are currently on a three-game winning streak and will look to extend it tomorrow night when they face New Orleans at home. Ahead of the game, the Hawks released their injury report and Bogdan Bogdanovic (right hamstring; injury management) is probable and Trae Young (right Achilles tendinitis) is also probable. Cody Zeller (not with team) is out.

While the Pelicans are not a great team right now (mostly due to injuries), tomorrow’s game will mark the first time Dejounte Murray has played in Atlanta since being traded this summer. New Orleans is facing New York tonight and will be on the second night of a back to back with travel when the face Atlanta tomorrow.

This week has a chance to be huge for the Hawks and it begins tomorrow with a game against former Hawks Dejounte Murray and the New Orleans Pelicans. The Hawks face the Pelicans tomorrow, then head to Milwaukee on Wednesday, host the Lakers on Friday, and then host the Nuggets on Sunday. These are games against marquee opponents and if the Hawks can have a good week, it could say a lot about the direction that their season is headed.

Beating the Pelicans feels like a must-win in a lot of ways, but it is a game that the Hawks have lost before this year. They are going to be on a back-to-back (they play the Knicks tonight) and it will be the return of Murray to Atlanta for the first time since being traded this summer. The Pelicans have been a very injured team this year and the Hawks are going to be rested for the game.

On Wednesday, the Hawks travel to Milwaukee to face a Bucks team that appears to have righted the ship after a really bad start to the season. Giannis Antetokounmpo is still one of the best players in the league and playing at an MVP level right now. Milwaukee has won six in a row and eight of their last ten and are one game ahead of Atlanta in the standings.

On Friday, LeBron James and the Lakers come to town. That is always a marquee game, but there is an interesting subplot. While it would only be one loss, the Lakers owe their pick to the Hawks in the 2025 draft and the Hawks are hoping that falls in the lottery. A loss to the Hawks on Friday would help that and anytime you beat the Lakers, you get attention from around the league.

Atlanta’s week concludes next Sunday vs MVP front-runner Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. Denver has been up and down to start the year, but Jokic is having an incredible season again. Getting a win over him and his team would be huge.

This is not a make or break week by any means for the Hawks, but there are opportunities in front of them against some marquee teams. If the Hawks could go 3-1 or even 4-0 this week, watch out.

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ATLANTA — One of the early-window games on the NFL Sunday slate sees two teams trying to get into the playoffs do battle, as the Los Angeles Chargers play host to the Atlanta Falcons.

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Los Angeles Chargers (7-4) vs. Atlanta Falcons (6-5)

• When: Sunday, December 1
• Time: 1 p.m. ET
• Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.)
• Channel: CBS
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The Chargers are coming into the holiday weekend after a tough loss, despite a valiant effort, against the Baltimore Ravens on Monday Night Football. While L.A. had no answer to slowing down the Ravens’ rushing attack, they kept things close, only losing 30-23, unfortunately snapping the team’s four-game win streak. Yet, the Chargers are still on the right path to snapping their short postseason drought, even with another matchup against the AFC West-leading Kansas City Chiefs. If the team can clean things up on Sunday, Los Angeles will move one step closer to a playoff spot.

The Chargers are second in the West, 3.5 games back of the Chiefs, but hold the sixth seed in the AFC.

The Falcons are only in a playoff spot right now because they are leading the division. Thankfully, they play the squandering NFC South, where it seems like no one wants to win these days. Despite picking up key wins over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys a few weeks ago, Atlanta has dropped back-to-back games, losing to the lowly New Orleans Saints before getting hammered by the Denver Broncos last Sunday.

The Falcons lead the Bucs by one game in the South.

Atlanta is 8-4 against the Chargers.

MY PICK: Chargers win, 27-21

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ATLANTA – If you thought Saturday was cold, the FOX 5 Storm Team warns that it was just “the tip of the iceberg.” For the next few days, things will continue to take an arctic plunge across the metro Atlanta area.

Temperatures on the evening of Nov. 30 were already in the 40s, with some areas dipping into the upper 30s. FOX 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Jonathan Stacey predicts that overnight temperatures could drop into the 20s, with locations like Blairsville expecting a low of 21 degrees by Sunday morning.

The cold snap will be a shock for many metro Atlanta residents, so it’s important to take winter weather precautions, such as bringing pets indoors and letting pipes drip to prevent them from freezing. Despite the settling winds, daily frost formation is likely due to the low moisture in the atmosphere.

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As the City of Atlanta wakes up to 33 degrees Sunday morning, temperatures will rise to near 50 degrees by noon. High pressure to the south, pulling in northwesterly winds, will usher in cooler air over the next few days following the passage of a weather system across the lower Ohio River Valley.

While the system will bring rain to the Tennessee Valley, Atlanta is expected only to experience cloud cover without precipitation. The high mountains of northeast Georgia may see a flurry or two, but no significant snowfall is anticipated.

Warming centers open across metro Atlanta as shot of arctic air drops temps below freezing

Don’t expect any relief from the chill until about Wednesday when the high climbs back into the mid-50s. Unfortunately, that slightly warmer air comes with increased chances for rain to end the week.

Welcome to December.

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