The Mavs (2-1) will look for a third straight win tonight in Atlanta against the rebuilding Hawks (1-2). Here's some things you should be looking out for in tonight's game.
- The main story of course is Luka Doncic vs. Trae Young, the battle of the two rookies who were traded for each other other on draft day. So far both have lived up to the considerable hype. Doncic leads the Mavs in scoring with 18.3 points per game. He's also second in rebounding (5.7 per game) and third in assists (4.3 per game). Young leads the Hawks in scoring (23.0 per game) and assists (8.3 assists per game).
- The Mavs lead the league in three points attempts per game with 43.3 attempts which would shatter the team record set last year at 32.8. For perspective in the Mavs first season of 1980-81 they averaged 2 attempts per game.
- Harrison Barnes and Devin Harris remain out with hamstring injuries. Barnes is optimistic that he will be back for Friday's game in Toronto, while Harris is expected out longer.
- While Dirk remains out, the Mavs will see the only player in the league older than the Big German, 41-year-old, Vince Carter. Carter of course spent three years in Dallas (2011-2014). This year he has started in all 3 games for the Hawks, averaging 8.3 points in 19 minutes.
- The Mavericks currently have a winning record for the first time since the end of the 2015-16 season when they were 42-40. They are attempting to start the season 3-1 for the first time since the 2014-15 season. That's a far cry from the last two seasons where they've began the year 2-13 and 2-14.
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