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There is basketball within the city of limits of Atlanta on Thursday evening, as the Atlanta Hawks take on the Dallas Mavericks. With the regular season less than one week away, there will be plenty of eye balls on this particular contest and, considering Dallas is the opponent for both the preseason finale and the regular season opener, that is doubly true.
Stay tuned throughout the evening for all the latest and, as always, let's keep the discussion civil in the comments.
Probable Starters
Hawks
PG - Dennis Schröder
SG - Kent Bazemore
SF - Taurean Prince
PF - Ersan Ilyasova
C - Dewayne Dedmon
Mavericks
PG - Dennis Smith Jr.
SG - Yogi Ferrell
SF - Dorian Finney-Smith
PF - Dwight Powell
C - Nerlens Noel
Injury Report:
Atlanta - Marco Belinelli (Achilles issue) is doubtful; Miles Plumlee (quad strain) is out.
Dallas - Dirk Nowitzki (rest), Harrison Barnes (rest), Wesley Matthews (rest), J.J. Barea (rest), Devin Harris (rest), Josh McRoberts (rest) and Seth Curry (tibia) and are out.