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Atlanta Hawks v Dallas Mavericks
2021-22 NBA Regular Season
Friday 22 October 2021
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Tip-off at 01:30
The Atlanta Hawks will look for a fast start to their 2021-22 NBA Regular Season campaign when they welcome the Dallas Mavericks to the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday 22 October 2021. Tip-off is at 01:30.
The Hawks wrapped up their Pre-Season campaign with an impressive 127-92 home win over the Miami Heat this past weekend, with Trae Young wrapping up 27 points, 15 assist and 3 rebounds. Atlanta are being hyped as potential contenders and Young embraces that the expectations are higher – both for the franchise and his own performances.
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“I definitely feel the expectations are a lot higher,” Young explained. “They should be. They should be, especially for the people in the city. People in Atlanta deserve a team to go out and win every night, or is supposed to have a chance to compete every night. They should want that. And I hope everybody’s expectations are high. I don’t want them to be low. That’s not what I want or anybody on the team wants.”
The Mavericks, meanwhile, racked up a fourth straight win in Pre-Season when they overcame the defending NBA champions, the Milwaukee Bucks, 114-103 away from home, underlining that Dallas is another team to watch in 2021-22.
New Mavericks coach Jason Kidd has already made a major impact and has senior players excited for the season ahead: “It will be very interesting,” fourth-year guard Jalen Brunson said. “Coach Kidd will be great for us. He brings something different. We will just have to adjust how different it is. It will be for the better. I played for Rick [Carlisle, former Mavs coach] my first three years. He gave me an opportunity to be the player I was, and he gave me confidence. I think it will be an interesting change and I am really excited for it. I think it will be real fun.”
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In head-to-head stats, the Hawks and the Mavericks have met in 80 Regular Season games since 1980-81, with Atlanta claiming 44 wins compared to 36 for Dallas. The teams’ last Regular Season meeting was in February 2021, with the Mavericks winning 118-117 at home.
Atlanta Hawks v Dallas Mavericks – Head-to-head, Regular Season
Games played: 80
Hawks wins: 44
Mavericks wins: 36
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