Box Score

 

DALLAS (117)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
A Griffin           39   3-7   2-2   0-4   4   2    8
D Nowitzki          40 12-21   2-3  1-14   2   0   30
R LaFrentz          43 11-16   3-3  4-10   3   5   26
S Nash              29  6-14   7-7   0-3   8   1   19
M Finley            40  4-13   3-4   2-3   7   2   13
W Williams          12   3-4   0-0   0-2   0   1    7
N Van Exel          26  6-11   0-0   0-2   4   1   14
R Bell               9   0-0   0-0   1-1   0   2    0
A Johnson            2   0-2   0-0   0-0   0   0    0
S Bradley          DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
P Jones            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 45-88 17-19  8-39  28  14  117
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Percentages: FG-.511, FT-.895. 3-Point Goals:
10-21, .476 (D Nowitzki 4-7, R LaFrentz 1-3, 
S Nash 0-1, M Finley 2-5, W Williams 1-1, N 
Van Exel 2-4). Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked 
Shots:2 (R LaFrentz 2). Turnovers:8 (N Van 
Exel 2, M Finley 2, S Nash, R LaFrentz, R 
Bell, D Nowitzki). Steals: 7 (S Nash 2, A 
Griffin 2, W Williams, R LaFrentz, A 
Johnson).


ATLANTA (99)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
G Robinson          35  6-21   3-4   1-6   4   1   16
S Abdur-Rahim       28   2-8   3-4   1-6   1   1    7
T Ratliff            9   1-3   0-0   0-1   0   3    2
J Terry             39 11-21   0-1   1-3   4   1   27
I Newble            21   4-6   1-1   2-3   1   0    9
D Glover            16   2-8   0-0   3-6   2   0    4
A Henderson         26   4-5   3-4   3-7   1   3   11
D Dickau            32   2-9   4-4   0-2  10   2    8
N Mohammed          14   4-6   3-4   2-6   0   2   11
D Ham               20   2-2   0-0   1-5   1   1    4
C Crawford         DNP  - INFLAMMED LEFT KNEE                            
  
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TOTALS             240 38-89 17-22 14-45  24  14   99
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Percentages: FG-.427, FT-.773. 3-Point Goals:
6-21, .286 (G Robinson 1-5, J Terry 5-10, I 
Newble 0-1, D Glover 0-1, D Dickau 0-4). Team
Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:2 (A Henderson, T
Ratliff). Turnovers:13 (J Terry 3, D Dickau 
3, G Robinson 2, N Mohammed 2, S Abdur-Rahim,
D Glover, D Ham). Steals: 6 (J Terry 2, D 
Dickau 2, G Robinson, N Mohammed).

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DALLAS               37  21  30  29   -  117
ATLANTA              22  36  18  23   -  99
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Technical fouls: Dallas - 1 (Defensive Three,
11:26 1st). Atlanta - 1 (T Ratliff, 9:51 
3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 10,997. T: 1:57. 
Officials: Gary Zielinski, Jack Nies, Mark 
Wunderlich.

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DALLAS (117) AT ATLANTA (99)

DALLAS

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
A GRIFFIN         F    39    3-7      2-2      0   4   4    4   2   2   0    8
D NOWITZKI        F    40   12-21     2-3      1  13  14    2   0   0   1   30
R LAFRENTZ        C    43   11-16     3-3      4   6  10    3   5   1   1   26
S NASH            G    29    6-14     7-7      0   3   3    8   1   2   1   19
M FINLEY          G    40    4-13     3-4      2   1   3    7   2   0   2   13
W WILLIAMS             12    3-4      0-0      0   2   2    0   1   1   0    7
N VAN EXEL             26    6-11     0-0      0   2   2    4   1   0   2   14
R BELL                  9    0-0      0-0      1   0   1    0   2   0   1    0
A JOHNSON               2    0-2      0-0      0   0   0    0   0   1   0    0
S BRADLEY             DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
P JONES               DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   45-88    17-19     8  31  39   28  14   7   8  117
                            (.511)  (.895)  TEAM REBS:  7 TOTAL TO: 8 (6 PTS)      

ATLANTA

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
G ROBINSON        F    35    6-21     3-4      1   5   6    4   1   1   2   16
S ABDUR-RAHIM     F    28    2-8      3-4      1   5   6    1   1   0   1    7
T RATLIFF         C     9    1-3      0-0      0   1   1    0   3   0   0    2
J TERRY           G    39   11-21     0-1      1   2   3    4   1   2   3   27
I NEWBLE          G    21    4-6      1-1      2   1   3    1   0   0   0    9
D GLOVER               16    2-8      0-0      3   3   6    2   0   0   1    4
A HENDERSON            26    4-5      3-4      3   4   7    1   3   0   0   11
D DICKAU               32    2-9      4-4      0   2   2   10   2   2   3    8
N MOHAMMED             14    4-6      3-4      2   4   6    0   2   1   2   11
D HAM                  20    2-2      0-0      1   4   5    1   1   0   1    4
C CRAWFORD            DNP  - INFLAMMED LEFT KNEE                                      
  
TOTALS                240   38-89    17-22    14  31  45   24  14   6  13   99
                            (.427)  (.773)  TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 13 (20 PTS)    
  
   DALLAS             37   21   30   29   -   117
   ATLANTA            22   36   18   23   -   99
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: DALLAS - R LAFRENTZ 2.  ATLANTA - A HENDERSON, T RATLIFF.

3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DALLAS 10-21 (.476), D NOWITZKI 4-7, R LAFRENTZ 1-
3, S NASH 0-1, M FINLEY 2-5, W WILLIAMS 1-1, N VAN EXEL 2-4. ATLANTA 6-
21 (.286), G ROBINSON 1-5, J TERRY 5-10, I NEWBLE 0-1, D GLOVER 0-
1, D DICKAU 0-4.
TECHNICAL FOULS: DALLAS - DEFENSIVE THREE. ATLANTA - T RATLIFF.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: GARY ZIELINSKI, JACK NIES, MARK WUNDERLICH.
A - 10,997. T - 1:57.

Game Story

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The Atlanta Hawks clearly were not ready 
for the NBA's best team.

Dirk Nowitzki and Raef LaFrentz both had big games as the Dallas
Mavericks rolled to a 117-99 victory over the Hawks, who
suffered their season-high sixth straight loss.

Playing their worst basketball of the season, the Hawks fell
behind by 16 points in the first quarter and rallied back to tie
it at halftime before being overwhelmed by the league's best
team after intermission.

"They are the best team in the league for a reason," Hawks coach
Terry Stotts said.  "They come at you a lot of different ways -
penetration, 3-point shooting, transition.  But we defended
them well in spots.  But a team with that many offensive weapons
is tough to stop."

Nowitzki and LaFrentz led the way, combining for 56 points and
24 rebounds.  Nowitzki had 30 points and 14 rebounds en route to
his 18th double-double and LaFrentz had a season-high 26 and
10.

Steve Nash added 19 points for the Mavericks (29-5), who also
improved to an NBA-best 12-3 on the road.

Jason Terry netted 27 points and Glenn Robinson 16 for
disappointing Atlanta, which fell to 1-6 since Stotts replaced
Lon Kruger as coach.

Getting a bevy of easy shots, the Mavs opened a double-digit
lead less than six minutes into the contest and held a 37-22
lead after one quarter behind 11 points from LaFrentz, who did
most of his damage around the basket.

"I was consistent at being active," LaFrentz said. "The more
active I am, the better I am for this team.  So much attention
is given to our big three on this team that there are a lot of
holes out there.  It's my job to find those holes."

Center Theo Ratliff, the Hawks' best interior defender, picked
up two quick fouls and was a non-factor the entire night.  He
finished with just two points and one rebound in nine minutes.

Nazr Mohammed tried to pick up the slack for Ratliff and had 11
points and six rebounds.

But in addition to Ratliff not contributing, the Hawks also
received little from forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim, who netted
just seven points on 2-of-8 shooting.  He had his streak of
double-figure games stopped at 48 games.

While they had problems defending the interior, the Hawks also
did nothing to distinguish themselves on the perimeter as the
Mavs went 10-of-21 from 3-point range.   Nowitzki led the way by
going 4-of-7.

Terry did have his own game going from the outside.  After Walt
Williams drilled a 3-pointer with 6:49 left in the first half to
give the Mavs a 50-35 lead, Terry took over.

Terry scored 17 points in 23-8 run to close the half, pulling
the Hawks even at 58-58.  During the surge, he went 7-of-7 from
the field, including three shots from the arc.

Robinson made a basket to start the second half to give the
Hawks their first lead since the opening minutes before the Mavs
used a 16-3 spurt to take charge.

Nowitzki led the way with six points and LaFrentz and Nash each
had five in the run that Nash capped with a fadeaway jumper for
a 74-63 lead with 6:58 left.

"We had a bad second quarter and talked about it at halftime,"
Nowitzki said.  "Coach really let us know about it; he got loud.
We let down after the first quarter.  We had to come out with
more energy, especially defensively."

LaFrentz, who had season highs of 16 points and 11 rebounds in
Monday's win over Denver, made 11-of-16 shots.  Nowitzki was
12-of-21 from the floor.

"Everyone wants to talk about Nowitzki, but where LaFrentz was
coming from, this was a breakthrough game," Mavs coach Don
Nelson said.  "I thought he played well last game, and this was
better.  He seemed to have good rhythm."

After their big run, the Mavs led by at least nine points the
rest of the way.  They put away the game with a 13-2 burst to
open the fourth quarter, capped by Nowitzki's 3-pointer for
their largest lead at 101-78.

Nick Van Exel added 14 points and Michael Finley 13 for Dallas,
which shot 51 percent (45-of-88) and committed just eight
turnovers.

Rookie Dan Dickau led a strong effort by the Atlanta bench with
eight points and a season-high 10 assists. Led by Dickau, the
Hawks' reserves surprisingly outscored a deep and talented
Dallas bench, 38-21.

Atlanta shot 43 percent (38-of-89) and held a 45-39 rebounding
advantage.