3 QUESTIONS

3. Can the Kings take care of the ball? The Hawks are forcing the most turnovers in the NBA this season and the Kings are turning it over at the fourth highest rate. That's a potential recipe for disaster. Sacramento's big three (Cousins, Rondo and Gay) are responsible for almost half of the team's total turnovers, and will have to focus on cutting their mistakes to avoid giving the Hawks easy opportunities.

MATCHUP OF THE GAME

Korver isn't the Hawks' best player but he's had a lot of fun playing the Kings and their porous perimeter defense in recent years. Korver doesn't create his own offense for the most part though, relying instead on Atlanta's ball movement, screens and his own movement off the ball to get open. Ben's got his work cut out for him to keep up with Korver on the defensive end, and the Kings will have to respect his shot when thinking about switching or helping off of him.

THE NUTCRACKER

PREDICTION

Kings 194, Hawks 85 as Darren Collison comes back and it is revealed that team doctors imbued his hamstring with nanobots that enhance his strength and speed. The resulting power allows Collison to leap over defenders, sprint across the court in half a second and guard multiple players at the same time. Despite having a literal superhero on their team, somehow the Kings still allow the Hawks to score 85 points.