The basketball teams from different conferences are squaring off in Hotlanta, all with playoff hopes on the line. The Dallas Mavericks will play the Atlanta Hawks in a road game on Sunday night.
The most recent injury update for the Mavericks and the Hawks
FOR THE MAVERICKS
Dallas played Miami on the road as part of the first half of a back-to-back, with the goal of building some late-season momentum.
On Saturday, the Mavericks sat in third place in the Southwest Division, 12 games back from the division-leading Grizzlies. In the Western Conference, they were in 11th place, 1⁄2 a game behind the Thunder for the eighth and final play-in position.
Dallas enters this game with a 3-9 record and a -5.3 ppg scoring differential (112.4 for, 117.7 against) in the second game of back-to-back situations this season. The Mavericks have a -2.4 ppg scoring difference on the road this season, where they are 15-24 (112.4 ppg for, 114.8 ppg against).
As of Saturday, Dallas was 10-17 on the season against teams from the Eastern Conference, posting a -2 scoring differential (111.9 for, 113.9 against).
The Mavericks have averaged 113.8 points per game this season, good for 16th in the NBA.
Dallas is ranked 30th in the NBA in rebounding with 38.6 boards per game and 28th in assists with 22.7 dimes distributed per game.
The Mavericks are allowing an average of 113.3 points per game, good for 15th in the NBA.
The Mavericks are third in threes made per game, averaging 15.2, and ninth in threes made per game, connecting on 37.2% of their tries from deep.
The club is led by Luka Doncic, who averages 32.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 8.1 assists per game. Double-digit scorers include Kyrie Irving (26.8 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 5.5 apg), Tim Hardaway Jr. (14.1 ppg), and Christian Wood (16.8 ppg, 7.4 rpg).
Kidd has a number of players in his rotation for depth, including Dwight Powell, JaVale McGee, Reggie Bullock, Maxi Kleber, Trey Burke, Josh Green, and Theo Pinson. The Dallas Mavericks have a 47.4 percent field goal percentage this season, good for 17th in the NBA.
The Mavericks have one player on their injury list. It is anticipated that Frank Ntilikina (knee) will be sidelined until at least April 2.
FOR THE HAWKS
In their last eight games, Atlanta has either won or lost. On Friday night, the Nets beat them pretty badly on the road.
On Saturday, the Hawks had a 38-39 record and were second in the Southeast Division, two games behind the Heat, who were in first place.
They were in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, four games behind the Nets for the last spot that was guaranteed to make the playoffs, and four games ahead of the Wizards in 11th place to stay in the playoff picture.
Atlanta was behind by eight points early on against Brooklyn, but they came back and led by eight after the first quarter.
That didn’t last long. At halftime, they were down by four points, and they never got closer than two points the rest of the way, so they lost.
Atlanta made 42.9% of its shots from the field, including 8 of 37 three-pointers, and let Brooklyn make 55.7% of its shots. In the loss, Dejounte Murray led the Hawks with 21 points.
The Hawks are averaging 117.9 points per game on offense, which puts them fourth in the league.
Atlanta is 10th in the league in terms of rebounds, with 44.2 per game, and 19th in terms of assists, with 24.8 per game.
This season, Atlanta’s defense is 25th in the league, letting opponents score an average of 117.9 points per game.
This season, Atlanta is ninth in the league in field goal percentage, making 48.1% of their shots from the floor. The Hawks are ranked 25th in three-pointers made per game with 10.7 per game, and they are ranked 20th in three-point percentage with 35.3% of their shots from beyond the arc going in.
This season, Trae Young is the team leader with 26.3 points and 9.9 assists per game.
Every night, John Collins scores 12.9 points and gets 6.5 rebounds. De’Andre Hunter scores 15.4 points per game, and Dejounte Murray scores 20.5 points, grabs 5.3 rebounds, and gives out 6.1 assists every night. Coach Quin Snyder uses players like Clint Capela (12 points, 11.1 rebounds), AJ Griffin, Onyeka Okongwu, Saddiq Bey (13.8 points), Jalen Johnson, Aaron Holiday, and Bogdan Bogdanovic (13.8 points) in his rotation.
Hunter missed Friday’s game because of knee pain. He had an MRI, which showed that he had a bone bruise and a muscle strain. He won’t be able to play in this game and will be listed as day-to-day after that.
