Game 77: Atlanta Hawks (36-39) vs. Dallas Mavericks (37-39)

[SleepingHero]

[SleepingHero]

D-Live is listed as questionable

[SleepingHero]

Mavs PR (@MavsPR) on X
Mavs Injury Update vs. Hawks (1/2):

Anthony Davis (left adductor strain) - AVAILABLE
Caleb Martin (right hip strain) - AVAILABLE
Dereck Lively II (right ankle stress fracture) - AVAILABLE
P.J. Washington Jr (illness) - OUT
Kyrie Irving (left knee surgery) - OUT

[SleepingHero]

Grant Afseth (@GrantAfseth) on X
Lively will have a 15-minute restriction.

[cow]

Must win game.

[bubbler86]

Nobody beats the Wiz...at least not the Kings.

[SleepingHero]

Wonder if Trae Young is a target.

He unironically would fit well next to AD/Lively/PJ/Klay. That lineup is big enough and defensive minded to cover his deficiencies.


This is a scenario where I think the team moves on from Kyrie, as unlikely as that is.

[bubbler86]

Ad with the winner.

[SwisherPrice]

Caleb Martin has arrived. I can see why they wanted him, he's closer to the DJJ replacement defensively. Naji was supposed to be that guy but he is actually proving to be more of a good offensive player/scorer

[FireNicoHarrison]

A win is a win but ouch... Those Hawks are really bad.

[Reunion Mav]

Caleb Martin has arrived. I can see why they wanted him, he's closer to the DJJ replacement defensively. Naji was supposed to be that guy but he is actually proving to be more of a good offensive player/scorer

Ok. How many of us watched the Derek Lively return game?  I watched the second half after some required work.

[michaeltex]

I watched on replay due to family commitments.

I have to say that AD is a monster basket defender. You can definitely see why he's been a consistent All Star and All Defensive team guy. He also moves like a SF sometimes. I wonder if that contributes to the injuries. Couple of times with the fade away wing jumper I had Dirk flash backs.

I do like that the team is still trying to share the ball and be unselfish with finding open looks. The big-to-big alley oops could prove hard to stop once everyone gets some playing time. This is almost like starting the season then having playoffs after just a couple weeks. If DAL is healthy while the other teams are tired/dinged up/injured, then there could be some fun to be had in the post season.