GameDay: Atlanta Hawks at Dallas Mavericks

Hawks at Mavericks

7:30 p.m. Monday, American Airlines Center, Dallas

TV: FSSW

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

Records: Hawks 19-7; Mavs 20-8

About the Mavericks: The Mavs have won 10 of their last 13 games and are 10-4 at home and on the road. … Monta Ellis continued his drive toward a possible first trip to the All Star game by scoring a season-high-tying 38 points during Saturday’s 99-93 win over San Antonio. It’s the sixth 30-point game of the season for Ellis and third over the last 10 games. Ellis averages a team-high 21.6 points, 4.6 assists and 1.61 steals per game. … The Mavs have won 12 of their last 15 games against the Hawks in Dallas. … Born in Atlanta, forward Al-Farouq Aminu was a Wake Forest teammate of Hawks guard Jeff Teague for one season.

About the Hawks: While a lot of folks are focusing on what’s going on in the wild, wild West, the Hawks have quietly won 12 of their last 13 games. The lone loss (100-99) was on the second end of a back-to-back in Orlando on Dec. 13. … Kyle Korver scored 22 points Saturday as the Hawks won in Houston 104-97. Korver averages 13.2 ppg and is second in the league in 3-point shooting at 53.9 percent. … The Hawks are second in the Southeast Division and third in the East. … Jeff Teague leads Atlanta in scoring (16.8 ppg) and assists (7.0 apg). Paul Millsap averages 16.3 ppg and a team-high 7.8 rpg. He also is second in the league in steals with 2.15 per contest.

— Dwain Price

This story was originally published December 21, 2014 at 8:51 PM with the headline "GameDay: Atlanta Hawks at Dallas Mavericks."