Dallas Mavericks

GameDay: Dallas Mavericks at Atlanta Hawks


Forward Paul Millsap, averaging 16.9 points and 8.1 rebounds, is one of four Hawks who played in the All-Star Game.
Forward Paul Millsap, averaging 16.9 points and 8.1 rebounds, is one of four Hawks who played in the All-Star Game. AP

Mavericks at Hawks

6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Philips Arena, Atlanta

TV: FSSW

Radio: ESPN/103.3 FM, ESPN/1540 AM (Spanish)

Records: Mavs 38-20; Hawks 44-12

About the Mavs: Dallas’ perfect 13-0 road record this season against the East will be tested, especially in the second end of a back-to-back. ... The Mavs have won 17 consecutive road games against the East dating to last season. Their last loss was 114-89 at Charlotte on Feb. 11, 2014. ... Dallas is 9-4 on the second leg of a back-to-back. The Mavs have three back-to-backs remaining after this one. ... The Mavs will have four more games against the East, including home games against Brooklyn, Cleveland and Orlando, and a road game in Indiana. ... The Mavs lost 105-102 to the Hawks in Dallas on Dec. 22 despite 13 points, 11 assists and three steals from Rajon Rondo. ... Forward Chandler Parsons will miss his third consecutive game with a sprain and bone bruise to his left ankle. Parsons will be evaluated after the Mavs return from Atlanta.

About the Hawks: Although they’ve hit a skid in losing three of their past five games, the Hawks still have the most wins in the NBA (44) and the second-best winning percentage (.786) in the league. ... Atlanta has won the most home games (25) in the league and is 15-4 against the West. . ... The Hawks recently placed four players in the All-Star Game: Paul Millsap, Jeff Teague, Al Horford and Kyle Korver. Millsap averages 16.9 points and 8.1 rebounds, Teague 16.8 points and 7.3 assists, and Horford 15.4 points and 7.5 rebounds. Korver averages 12.7 points and shoots 50 percent from the field, 50.9 percent from 3-point range and 90.4 percent from the free-throw line. ... Millsap collected 23 points and 16 rebounds in Sunday’s 97-86 win over Milwaukee. ... The Hawks are second in the NBA in assists per game (25.6) but only 27th in rebounding (41.1).

This story was originally published February 24, 2015 at 5:06 PM with the headline "GameDay: Dallas Mavericks at Atlanta Hawks."

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