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Just like with the Falcons and Mercedes-Benz Stadium, though, there may be something to the idea of teams finding it easier to shoot in Atlanta. This season, the Hawks’ opponents are making 81.6 percent of their FTs in Atlanta, versus 79.9 percent in Hawk road games. State Farm Arena has seen the second-highest road FT% of any NBA venue this season, trailing only the Footprint Center in Phoenix (81.9 percent). That’s nothing new; over the past five seasons, road teams have made 79.3 percent of FTs at State Farm Arena, which ranks third among regular arenas behind only the Golden 1 Center (79.5) and Amalie Arena (79.4).

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Michael Lee: After an estimated 40K people voted at State Farm Arena for the November election, the Hawks will again open up its facility to Fulton County voters for the Jan. 5 Senate runoffs in Georgia. Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the Falcons, will also be available for the first time

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