Hawks Win in Tune-up against Mavericks

The Atlanta Hawks beat the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday 110-94. It was a game that the Hawks took the lead first and never looked back. Also, the Hawks used the rotation that coach Larry Drew hopes to use this season, and they performed well.
The Mavericks, who are playing without All-Star Dirk Nowitzki and starting center Chris Kaman, never really put up a fight. Rookie Jae Crowder scored fifteen for Dallas, and Vince Carter added thirteen. Nowitzki is out for six to eight weeks after having knee surgery.
Kyle Korver hit a three-pointer in the beginning for the Hawks, Anthony Tolliver hit one shortly there after and the Hawks ran away with the game after that. The Hawks led by fifteen points at halftime, and ended up winning by sixteen. That's only because the Mavericks scored by the plenty in the fourth quarter. The Hawks were up by over twenty at one point in the quarter.
Rookie Mike Scott led the Hawks with seventeen points. He was one of seven Hawks that scored in double figures, as this new and balanced scoring attack looked impressive. Ivan Johnson and Lou Williams each had thirteen, Devin Harris added eleven and Josh Smith, Anthony Morrow and Damion James each had ten. Smith had a double-double as he brought down thirteen rebounds to lead the Hawks.
Al Horford, who scored four points, only played fourteen minutes and didn't return after suffering from a sore calf muscle. The Hawks also didn't have Jeff Teague, Zaza Pachulia and John Jenkins as each sat out with different injuries. The Hawks, who are now 3-3 in the preseason, don't play again till Friday against the Detroit Pistons. The game will be at 7:30 p.m. in Detroit and it is the Hawks final preseason game before the regular season begins.

Damion James drives to the basket for the Hawks, James finished with ten points for the night.
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