Atlanta Hawks (36-40, 10th place in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (45-30, 5th place in the Western Conference)
Dallas; Thursday, 7:30pm ET
FanDuel Sportsbook NBA Line: Mavericks -11; Over/Under is 231
Bottom line: Dallas will try to keep its four-game home win streak alive when the Mavericks take on Atlanta.
The Mavericks are 22-15 in home games. Dallas ranks second in the NBA, averaging 14.7 3-pointers per game and shooting 37.3% from downtown. Luka Doncic is averaging 4.0 points per game and leading the team with a 38.1% 3-point shooting percentage.
The Hawks are 15-22 on the road. Atlanta is allowing 120.2 points to their opponents and losing by 1.1 points per game.
The Mavericks are shooting 48.3% from the field this season, 1.0 points lower than the Hawks' 49.3%. The Hawks are shooting 46.8 percent from the field, 0.8 percentage points lower than the 47.6 percent shooting rate of their Mavericks opponents this season.
This is the second meeting between the two teams this season. The Mavericks won 148-143 in their last meeting on January 27th.
Top performers: Doncic is averaging 33.9 points, 9.2 rebounds, 9.8 assists and 1.5 steals for the Mavericks. Kyrie Irving is averaging 23.2 points, 6 assists, and 1.6 steals over the past 10 games.
Hawks' Dejounte Murray is averaging 22.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 6.3 assists. Bogdan Bogdanovic is averaging 13.6 points in his last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Mavericks: 8-2, averaging 114.0 points, 45.2 rebounds, 28.1 assists, 7.3 steals, 5.8 blocks and shooting 49.0% from the field. Opponents are averaging 104.9 points per game.
Hawks: 7-3, averaged 117.2 points, 43.6 rebounds, 29.7 assists, 7.8 steals, 5.3 blocks per game, shooting 49.4% from the field. The average score of the opponent was 113.0 points.
Injuries: Mavericks: Greg Brown III: Out (personal), Josh Green: Out (ankle), Derek Lively II: Out (foot).
Hawks: Trae Young: out (finger), Muhamed Gueye: out (UCL), Saddiq Bey: out for the season (knee), AJ Griffin: out (ankle), Onyeka Okongwu: out (toe).
The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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