NBA schedule 2012: Hawks host the Nuggets Wednesday night

The Atlanta Hawks are currently in second place in the Southeast Division, 2.5 games behind the Miami Heat for the division lead. They can try to keep pace with the Heat when they play the Denver Nuggets at Philips Arena on Wednesday night. The Nuggets have struggled on the road so far this season, going 4-8 while the Hawks have gone 5-3 at Philips Arena.

The game will be nationally televised on ESPN and it set for a tip off of 8 p.m. As for other teams in the division, The Heat have two games, a Tuesday night game against the Washington Wizards and a Thursday night game against the New York Knicks.

The Charlotte Bobcats, only 2.5 games behind the Hawks, host the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday and then host the Knicks on Wednesday. The Orlando Magic play two Western Conference teams in the Golden State Warriors and the Utah Jazz on Monday and Wednesday respectively.