ATLANTA, Georgia -- The Atlanta Hawks made some significant changes this season, but Cavaliers coach Mike Brown feels like he knows exactly what to expect from any team run by general manager Danny Ferry and new coach Mike Budenholzer.

Brown worked for Ferry in Cleveland and all three of them were in San Antonio together with Gregg Popovich.

"Again, when you have a guy like Bud as the head of the snake, along with Danny, you're going to get good results if you've got a good team behind you and they've got a good, veteran team that understands what it takes to win,'' Brown said Friday noon after shootaround at Philips Arena. "They're playing good basketball on both ends of the floor, especially offensively. They're doing a great job of sharing the ball, and that's something he brought from San Antonio to here.''

Atlanta entered Friday night's game against the Cavs with a 10-10 record using two starters who weren't here last season -- DeMarre Carroll and Paul Millsap, former Utah teammates signed as free agents last summer. But Brown thinks Ferry and Budenholzer were looking for specific kinds of players when they built their team.

"You talk about two guys who have been in winning organizations most of their careers, that's where it starts,'' Brown said. "They've made a lot of changes, but they have a lot of guys who are in their prime that have won basketball games. Jeff Teague has played in the playoffs and won basketball games. [Al] Horford has played in the playoffs and won games. Millsap has played in the playoffs and won games. [Kyle] Korver has played in the playoffs and won games.

"You can go down the line and know that this team is used to winning. They may have some new guys, but the new guys that have come in understand what winning's about. That's the one thing that we as a young team are searching for, because we have not won in the last three years. It makes a huge difference when you know how to win on the road especially, but at home, too, because that can get you over the hump a lot of times.''

Korver, incidentally, can break the NBA record for 3-pointers in consecutive games if he makes one tonight against the Cavs. He currently is tied with Dana Barros at 89.

Probable starting lineups: Cavs -- F Tristan Thompson, F Alonzo Gee, C Andrew Bynum, G C.J. Miles, G Kyrie Irving. Hawks -- F DeMarre Carroll, F Paul Millsap, C Al Horford, G Kyle Korver, G Jeff Teague.

Injuries: Cavs -- None. Hawks -- None.

Officials: Danny Crawford, David Guthrie, J.T. Orr

Up next for Cavs: Vs. Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday at The Q