The Dallas Mavericks (24-21, 16-6 Home) play host to the Atlanta Hawks (22-22, 10-13 Away), who will be out to prolong their winning streak, on Wednesday. Atlanta defeated the Miami Heat 121-113 at State Farm Arena on Monday, their third straight win. With 28 points and seven assists, Dejounte Murray led the way.
The Hawks are ninth in the Eastern Conference. Dallas dropped their last game on Sunday at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, falling to the Portland Trail Blazers 140-123. Spencer Dinwiddie had 28 points and nine assists in the loss to lead the team. The Mavericks are fifth in the Western Conference.
The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Atlanta and Dallas split their matchups last season, taking one game apiece. The Mavericks got the win in the last meeting 103-94 at American Airlines Center in February 2022. Reggie Bullock led the Mavericks with 22 points and nine rebounds.
John Collins had 22 points and 18 rebounds in the losing effort. The Hawks have been led this season by Trae Young, who is averaging 27.4 points per game. Young also has dished 9.8 assists per game, third-most in the NBA. Meanwhile, Collins is grabbing 7.8 rebounds.
Luka Doncic (33.8 ppg) has been the primary provider of the Mavs’ offense. He is the No. 1 scorer in the league. Doncic has also stuffed the stat sheet with 8.8 assists, fourth-most in the NBA, and 9.0 rebounds per game.
The teams have split their last 10 games at American Airlines Center (5-5). Atlanta is seeking a fourth successive road win this season. Atlanta is 5-5 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -0.9 (116.8-117.7).
Dallas has also split the last 10 (5-5), allowing 121.0 points per game on average while scoring only 115.9 (-5.1 margin). The Mavericks are averaging 112.7 ppg for the full season while allowing 112.3.
HAWKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Bogdan Bogdanovic: 9.5 | 15.6 | -6.1
Rebounds per game:
Onyeka Okongwu: 10.8 | 7.6 | +3.2
Clint Capela: 6.0 | 11.7 | -5.7
MAVERICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Reggie Bullock: 16.2 | 10.4 | +5.8
Points per game:
Spencer Dinwiddie: 20.8 | 16.6 | +4.2
Rebounds per game:
Christian Wood: 12.3 | 8.4 | +3.9
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Dallas Mavericks (-130)
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