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Who: ROX Tigers (South Korea, 5-2) vs. Fake Vans Old Skool . Edward Gaming (China, 4-3)When: Saturday, Oct. 15 at 6:00 PM Eastern/3:00 PM PacificWhere: Chicago Theatre in Chicago, IllinoisWhats at stakeNeither of these teams thought its journey at Worlds would end before the Grand Final, but one of them will see its dreams of holding its first Summoners Cup come to an end in Chicago.ROX Tigers and EDward Gaming were two of the biggest favorites entering the tournament. This is a matchup of two teams that have shown glimpses of the domestic play that made them champions of their respective regions but who have also shown weak spots in their armor. For ROX, the sore spot has been its early-game phase, where the team has repeatedly fallen behind in the laning portion of the game. The Tigers, being the Tigers, have been able to pull themselves out of large deficits; however, in a best-of-five series where a team can plan against you for a war of attrition, giving up early leads again and again spells the end.Chinas champion EDward Gaming has stars at almost every position except in the top lane with Chen Mouse Yu-Hao. If the Tigers want to turn around their laning phase, Mouse is the most vulnerable and therefore the best opponent for them in that position. He is averaging -22 CS at the 10 minute mark compared to his laning opponent, and the Tigers, to the horror of EDG, have the best top laner in the world: Song Smeb Kyung-ho.The current South Korean and Chinese champions both came close to bowing out in the group stage. ROX needed to win its final group stage game against Counter Logic Gaming to avoid elimination, and EDG needed to do the same against ahq e-Sports Club. The only difference was that ROX was able to fix its early-game issues and take control from almost the very start in its final game while EDG needed a massive comeback against the Taiwanese club to make it into the bracket stage.By the end of groups, ROX appeared to resemble its old self: a team worth fearing.EDG, though, was bailed out due to ahqs passivity in the late-game and then lost to H2k in a tiebreaker for the top spot in the group. A team worth fearing? Not so much, at least not yet.Matchup to Watch: Song Smeb Kyung-ho (ROX) vs. Chen Mouse Yu-Hao (EDG)It might be too unfair highlighting this as the Matchup to Watch, since its likely to be a blowout, but this is where Mouse needs to prove himself on the largest stage possible. He was an albatross for his team for a majority of the group stage, and now hes facing the best top laner in the world with his teams dreams of the Summoners Cup on the line.Mouse doesnt need to defeat Smeb or even stay even with the tyrannical top laner, but he does need to make sure to keep his deaths to a minimum and make himself useful in the later stages of the game. While Mouse was slapped around in the early parts of the win-or-go-home game against ahq, his Poppy ultimates late in the game were a big factor for the way EDG was able to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.David vs. Goliath? Rename it Mouse vs. Smeb entering Saturdays best-of-five. Fake Vans SK8 . In Europe, top teams seem to be largely happy with their squads after spending nearly $1 billion in the off-season. And although English league clubs are unlikely to splash cash in January, Arsenal and Chelsea could be tempted to strengthen their squads with new strikers. 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MIAMI -- The Atlanta Hawks, who were eliminated from the playoffs two years in a row by the Cleveland Cavaliers, are playing as if they want another shot at LeBron James and friends.The Hawks, who visit the struggling Miami Heat (2-7) on Tuesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena, are off to a 7-2 start, tied for second in the Eastern Conference with the Toronto Raptors.Cleveland (8-1) is alone in first place.The Hawks, who have been off since beating the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night, are playing better defense this season, in part due to the addition of shot-blocking center Dwight Howard.So far, the Hawks lead the NBA -- by a wide margin -- in terms of fewest points allowed in the fourth quarter, 20.1. The second-best fourth-quarter defense belongs to the Boston Celtics, who are allowing 25.8.We try to wear teams down with our depth -- maybe thats what it is, Hawks small forward Kent Bazemore told Atlanta media when asked about the fourth-quarter play. The fourth quarter is when you hone your focus. Thats winning time.Howard leads the team in the paint. He is averaging 15.2 points, 12.4 rebounds and 1.9 blocks.He will face talented Heat center Hassan Whiteside, who has eight double-doubles in nine games this season.But while the Howard-Whiteside matchup bears watching, the Hawks figure to have a big advantage at power forward with Paul Millsap, who leads the team in scoring (16.7 points per game). Millsap was also a second-team All-Defense player last season, and the Heat dont really have an answer for him at that spot.Hawks point guard Dennis Schroder, who averages 16.3 points, leads the team in assists (6.2 per game) and gets the offense going with his great speed. He, too, figures to have an edge since the Heat are missing point guard Goran Dragic, who sat out the past two games due to a sprained left ankle.Bazemore averages 11.3 points, and Hawks wing guard Kyle Korver, who is one of the best shooters in the league, spreads the floor by averaging 9.8 points, including 45.0 percent accuracy on 3-poiinters. Cheap Fake Vans. Leading the Hawks bench brigade is Miami native Tim Hardaway Jr., who is averaging 12.3 points. Hardaway, whose dad was a former Heat star, is playing very well, shooting 61.5 percent on 2-pointers and 34.8 percent on 3-pointers.Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer, who did not attend Mondays practice due to a personal issue but is expected to be at Tuesdays game, preaches defense.Any time we hold a team to 20 or less points in a quarter, he lets us know its well-appreciated, Bazemore said. Thats what he loves. Thats what a lot of our guys love. Its our calling card.On Tuesday, the Hawks will try to shut down a team that is already sputtering.The Heat, after falling at San Antonio 94-90 on Monday, have lost five in a row and will now have to face a more-rested team in the talented Hawks.Dragic, who has been replaced in the starting lineup by Josh Richardson, had a walking boot removed from his foot on Monday, when he rode an exercise bike for the first time since his injury.The Heat likely will try to get Dragic back in time for their Thursday home game against the Milwaukee Bucks.In the meantime, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra made a lineup change Monday, starting Derrick Williams at power forward and benching Luke Babbitt.Williams, who played a combined total of just three minutes in Miamis first seven games as Spoelstra went with Babbitt and others in the rotation, scored five points in 16 minutes against the Spurs.He gives us a good burst of energy and athleticism, Spoelstra said of Williams, who likely will match up against Millsap. He just needs to continue to build and do what he is doing, which is working to get better.Williams showed his athleticism in Miamis first possession Monday, working off a screen, taking one bounce and hitting a corner mid-range jumper.I just want to play hard and be consistent, Williams said. I want to bring energy, effort and efficiency. ' ' '