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ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 09: Tim Hardaway Jr. #10 of the Atlanta Hawks lays in a basket against the Chicago Bulls at Philips Arena on November 9, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Credit: Chris Vivlamore

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ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 09: Tim Hardaway Jr. #10 of the Atlanta Hawks lays in a basket against the Chicago Bulls at Philips Arena on November 9, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
By Chris Vivlamore
Jan 7, 2017

HAWKS AT MAVERICKS

Jan. 7, 2017, 8:30 p.m., American Airlines Center

Probable starters

Hawks (20-16)

Dennis Schroder

Kent Bazemore

Thabo Sefolosha

Paul Millsap

Dwight Howard

Injury report: Out – Tiago Splitter (right hamstring strain), Bembry (personal)

Inactives: Splitter, Bembry

Mavericks (11-25)

Deron Williams

Wesley Matthews

Harrison Barnes

Dorian Finney-Smith

Dirk Nowitzki

Injury report: Questionable - J.J. Barea (left leg muscle strain)

Inactives: TBA

Officials: Kane Fitzgerald, Eric Lewis, Gediminas Petraitis

From the Hawks

The Hawks are coming off a 99-94 road victory over the Pelicans Thursday, their fifth straight win. They have won 10 of the past 14 games. ... They have won five straight games against the Mavericks. ... During the win streak they are averaging 106.2 points, 24.6 assists and 48.0 rebounds with a .442 field goal percentage and .390 3-point percentage. … Tim Hardaway Jr. is averaging 18.3 points while shooting .618 from the field and .667 from 3-point range over the past three games.

From the Mavericks

The Mavericks are coming off a 102-95 home loss to the Suns Thursday. ... Nowitzki has 29,621career points and needs 379 to become the sixth player in NBA history to reach the 30,000-point plateau. He would also become just the third player to score 30,000 points with one franchise, joining Karl Malone (Jazz) and Kobe Bryant (Lakers). …Williams is averaging 15.6 points and 7.7 assists per game since Dec. 1.

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About the Author

Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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