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For the Atlanta Hawks, the season is about to get very busy and very demanding. (AP Images)

It will be a true test for this young team and have a major impact on where they finish in the Eastern Conference. Atlanta will play basically every other day between now and the end of the month.

It starts this week with games against the likes of the Wizards, Knicks, and Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night.

Atlanta is 3-0 against the Bobcats this season, while only allowing Charlotte to average 86.0 points per game.

For Charlotte, getting wins at home is vital if they want to have any shot at sneaking into the final postseason spot.

The long western travel is over, but their last four games are away from Charlotte, so they’d have to make up most, if not all, of the gap by April Fool’s Day to make a serious run. Get your NBA basketball odds in the Bodog Sportsbook.