(Another?) GDT: Mavs @ Hawks 02/01/16 7:00pm CT

[Underdog]

The Dallas Mavericks managed to win without Dirk Nowitzki in the lineup. The Atlanta Hawks couldn't snap out of their recent struggles even with Paul Millsap on the floor.

The Mavericks will seek to add to those woes Monday night by sending the Hawks to a season-worst losing streak.

Nowitzki was rested for the first of back-to-back games Sunday and the first of five contests in seven days for Dallas (28-22). Deron Williams scored 27 points -- three shy of matching his season high -- in a 91-78 victory against Phoenix.

"I think everyone knows when Dirk is out we have to step up a little bit when it comes to scoring," Williams said.

Millsap was considered probable for the Hawks' visit to Miami on Sunday because of a sprained left ankle suffered in a 111-92 defeat in Indiana on Thursday. He matched Al Horford for the team high with 17 points but Atlanta shot 38.6 percent in a 105-87 defeat.

The Hawks (27-22) have dropped five of six and three in a row. They haven't lost four straight since last year's Eastern Conference finals sweep to Cleveland and haven't done so in the regular season since a six-game skid March 21-29, 2014.

"We're trying to find ourselves right now and there isn't really much going our way," forward Kent Bazemore said. "It is just a tough time right now. We just got to stick with it. It's just not our time right now, and we got to deal with it."

Millsap had a team-best 20 points and 11 rebounds in a 98-95 win in Dallas on Dec. 9, Atlanta's fourth straight in the series. Williams led the Mavericks with 18 points despite missing 12 of 20 shots and Nowitzki was held to 13 points on 6-of-20 shooting as Dallas connected at 36.0 percent.

The only worse shooting performance for the Mavericks this season was 35.8 percent in a 112-83 drubbing in San Antonio on Jan. 17.

"We feel like we let one slip against Atlanta last time," swingman Wesley Matthews said. "It was a lax game. It didn't seem like anyone wanted it, and they outlasted us at the end.

"We have to come in with energy and outplay a good team."

Atlanta is shooting a combined 40.1 percent in its last three games and connected at 41.8 in an 85-83 home loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. The Hawks won their previous three games on their own floor and seven of their prior eight.

Atlanta has shot a combined 24.0 percent from 3-point range in its last two games. Kyle Korver has gone 1 for 9 from beyond the arc and 2 of 15 overall, including an 0-for-6 performance Sunday.

Korver went 1 for 6 from 3-point range while scoring eight points in the win over Dallas in December. The Hawks have won their past two home matchups against the Mavericks and easily handled them 104-87 in the most recent Feb. 25.

Nowitzki has averaged 12.3 points while shooting 37.7 percent in his team's four-game skid against Atlanta and has gone 2 of 13 from 3-point range.

Matthews is averaging 17.3 points in his last three matchups with the Hawks but has been held to single digits in his last four games, including seven points on 2-of-12 shooting Sunday.

http://espn.go.com/nba/preview?gameId=400828610

[Underdog]

We'll see if this stays up, but for now I guess we'll act like the site isn't going anywhere...

[j0Shi]

Easy win then.

[EricaLubarsky]

Go Mavs.

Dirk going to show them how it's done

[dirt_dobber]

Groundhog Day already?

[mavErika]

Originally Posted by Underdog

We'll see if this stays up, but for now I guess we'll act like the site isn't going anywhere...

Where would it go? Whatchu talkin about? Go Mavs!

(we all just have to believe really hard )

[Skywalker]

Very tough game to pull out.


Having said that, easy win

[BPo001]

I think we all knew he wasn't playing tonight, but:
Tim MacMahon: Reserve guard Devin Harris did not travel with the Mavs to Atlanta. He will miss his fifth straight game due to a sprained great left toe.
3 hours ago – via Twitter espn_macmahon

[CGM]

We are still here? ...well, the Mavs face the Hawkgirlies that will have their female wings clipped by a rested Dirk, who scores a double-double (18 points and 12 rebounds)...

Mavs - 103
Hawkgirlies - 99

[Lestat_1795]

Still alive?
Go Mavs!!!

[yahyes]

We're still here! Mavs gotta get the back 2 back wins. Team will climb up over memphis slowly by doing that. Play em tough. And contain millsap mostly.

[EricaLubarsky]

If I had $5 for every time the Mavs went 3+ minutes without a FG, if he the proud owner of a 4K TV

[EricaLubarsky]

No FG for 3:51

Matthews breaks the cold streak with an apple

[EricaLubarsky]

Shooting 20% and tied

[TheSportyChannel]

Parsons needs to pass the ball to a rested Dirk instead of being a ball hog. 9-9 game with 6:22 left in the 1st

[Underdog]

Whichever team figures out how to score wins.

[EricaLubarsky]

Hip checks apparently aren't fouls. Glad DWill is okay

[TheSportyChannel]

Damn Dwill might be hurt

[BPo001]

Originally Posted by TheSportyChannel

Damn Dwill might be hurt

What else is new?

[TheSportyChannel]

Matthews so useless offensively and defensively. Korver back 2 back 3's on him

[EricaLubarsky]

Man, they are physical inside and refs not calling anything

Mavs gotta find some range or get inside

[CGM]

JJB will save the day, the game, and this site!

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by Underdog

Whichever team figures out how to score wins.

So, not the Mavs....

[TheSportyChannel]

omg Matthews is straight trash. Brick after brick and he's our starting shooting guard

[EricaLubarsky]

13-2 run. Ugh. Mavs on pace to score 50 in the game

[TheSportyChannel]

Hawks up 12 because of Matthews

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by TheSportyChannel

omg Matthews is straight trash. Brick after brick and he's our starting shooting guard

Dude, cool it. Every post is about how a Mavs player sucks. Just chill if you can't enjoy a basketball game.

[TheSportyChannel]

Mavs are 3-18 without Dirk on the floor. Dirk = Mavs

[EricaLubarsky]

3 min stretch without a FG. That's three this quarter.

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

13-2 run. Ugh. Mavs on pace to score 50 in the game

Somebody needs to tell them that D-M is still up!

[EricaLubarsky]

We're going to win this but goodness we can have some awful quarters

[EricaLubarsky]

Apparently the Hawks don't want to lose another

[TheSportyChannel]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Dude, cool it. Every post is about how a Mavs player sucks. Just chill if you can't enjoy a basketball game.

When you're making 17 million and 16 million, you should be playing good EVERY SINGLE GAME. 37 year old Dirk with 8 million still relied as the go to scorer.

[TheSportyChannel]

27-15 Hawks at the end of the 1st quarter.

[DGM]

When will RC see that he needs shot blocking on the Hawks quick guards. Powell is not a center. RC is overreacting to small ball again.

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by TheSportyChannel

When you're making 17 million and 16 million, you should be playing good EVERY SINGLE GAME. 37 year old Dirk with 8 million still relied as the go to scorer.

You've now moved on to Matthews for your vitriol. I'm starting to think that thats your whole schtick-- choosing a Mavericks player every night to bag on.

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by DGM

When will RC see that he needs shot blocking on the Hawks quick guards. Powell is not a center. RC is overreacting to small ball again.

He's trying to find some group of guys who will actually play. I don't blame him.

We also can't score and are on pace for 60 points. McGee isn't going to fix our offense. Powell occasionally does.

[EricaLubarsky]

These refs are....interesting

[GermanDunk]

Ugh

[DGM]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

He's trying to find some group of guys who will actually play. I don't blame him.

We also can't score and are on pace for 60 points. McGee isn't going to fix our offense. Powell occasionally does.

small guys can't guard Mcgee and Saleh.