Shorthanded Sixers go for 3-1 series lead vs Hawks

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Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers has yet to reveal his hand ahead of Monday’s Game 4 of the team’s Eastern Conference semifinal series against the host Atlanta Hawks.

Rivers, after all, will need to shuffle the deck in relation to his starting lineup after three-time NBA champion Danny Green sustained a strained right calf during Philadelphia’s 127-111 romp over Atlanta on Friday.

The 76ers hold a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Matisse Thybulle initially replaced Green after the latter was injured in the first quarter on Friday, however Furkan Korkmaz saw extended minutes and finished with a career playoff-best 14 points.

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