The Hawks will take on the Orlando Magic in a Thanksgiving day game on TNT at 8 EST.

Here is a look at what you might expect. First for the visitors.

Magic: 11-3 record overall (Orlando will play Miami on Wednesday); 2-0 in the Southeast division.

The Magic have won 5 in a row and have won their last three on the road.

Orlando has six players averaging double figures a game with Vince Carter averaging 18.7. Atlanta native Dwight Howard averages 17.4 in 14 games.

The Magic’s starting lineup will plrobably be:
Forward Mickael Pietrus 6-6 215, 10.4 ppg., 2.9 rpg., 1.09 stlpg,
Scored in double figures eight times, including a season-high 16 points on Nov. 13 vs. New Jersey;

Forward Rashard Lewis 6-10 230 2009-10: 14.3 ppg., 7.3 rpg., 3.7 apg., 1.33 stlpg,
Scored in double figures three times, including a season-high 17 points on Nov. 18 vs. Oklahoma City;

Center Dwight Howard 6-11 275 2009-10: 17.4 ppg., 11.0 rpg., 1.2 apg., 1.85 blkpg,
Led (or tied) the team in scoring seven times, in rebounding nine times and in assists once…Has eight double-doubles, including 20-point/22-rebound effort on Oct. 30 @ New Jersey.

Guard Vince Carter 6-6 220 2009-10: 18.1 ppg., 4.1 rpg., 2.2 apg,
Scored in double figures nine times and had 20+ points twice, including a season-high 29 points on Nov. 11 vs. Cleveland.

Guard Jason Williams 6-1 190 2009 2009-10: 5.4 ppg., 4.2 apg., 1.3 rpg,
Scored in double figures once – a season-high 15 points on Oct. 28 vs. Philadelphia.

Hawks: 11-3 record overall; 2-1 in the Southeast division.

The Hawks are 7-0 at home this year.

The Hawks will be debuting their new alternate jerseys. These jerseys are red with just the letters “ATL” on the front. Hopefully, these jerseys will be a bigger hit than their old alternate jersey: The gold one with the red letters and numbers. Ugly! Anyway, I guess this means that the Magic will be wearing their white jerseys on the road.

According to Monday’s edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Mike Bibby, suffering from an ankle sprain, is doubtful to play on Thursday. With that in mind, the Hawks lineup will probably be:
MARVIN WILLIAMS F 6-9 240 AVG: 11.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 0.8 apg, 0.8 bpg (.441 FG%, .321 3FG%, .868 FT%)
Averaging 23.0 ppg (46) on .600 FGs (21-35) over his last two contests … Ranks 23rd in the NBA in FT% … Has scored in double-figures seven times … Blocked a season-best 3 shots @Char (11/6)

JOSH SMITH F 6-9 234 AVG: 15.6 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 4.3 apg, 1.6 spg, 2.6 bpg (.540 FG%, .592 FT%)
Leads the NBA in total blocks (37), 2nd in bpg, 17th in FG%, 14th in rpg, t20th in spg and t33rd in apg … Has five doubledoubles (all in the last seven games), ranking him t14th … Over his last 8 games, averaging 16.8 ppg (134) on .541 FGs (53-98), along with 11.6 rpg (93) … Became the youngest player in NBA history to reach the 900 career block mark on 10/30 v/Wash … Scored in double-figures 12 times, including 4 20-point outings … Has 12 multi-block contests this season.

AL HORFORD F/C 6-10 246 AVG: 13.7 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.8 bpg, 0.7 spg (.571 FG%, .756 FT%)
Ranks 8th in the NBA in rpg, 9th in FG% and 11th in bpg … Averaging 15.6 ppg (109) on .639 FGs (46-72) over his last seven games … Owns a team-leading 8 double-doubles (t4th in NBA)… Scored in double-figures 12 times, including 2 20-point games … Has blocked at least 1 shot in 13-of-14 contests, and has 7 multi-block games.

JOE JOHNSON G 6-7 240 AVG: 22.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 4.9 apg, 0.9 spg (.446 FG%, .323 3FG%, .873 FT%)
Ranks 10th in the NBA in ppg, t25th in apg, 20th in FT% and t5th in mpg … Team leader in scoring, apg and 3FGM (tied), and 2nd in FT% … Named NBA Player of Week (for games 11/2-11/8) after averaging 20.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 3.3 assists (47.2 FG%, 9-9 FTs) and leading the Hawks to a 3-1 record.

Well, that should tide you over till game time. Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving!