Atlanta Hawks vs. Dallas Mavericks: Start Time, TV Channel, Live Stream and More
By Brad Rowland
Oct 22, 2013; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Hawks power forward Pero Antic (6) reacts to a foul in the second half against the Indiana Pacers at Philips Arena. The Pacers won 107-89. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Shirey-USA TODAY Sports
Update: The Hawks announced that Kyle Korver didn’t make the trip to Dallas for “personal reasons”; Korver, Paul Millsap, Al Horford (hamstring), Gustavo Ayon (shoulder), Lou Williams (knee) and Paul Millsap (achilles) all stayed in Atlanta.
Date: October 23, 2013
Tip-Off Time: 8:30 PM ET
TV Channel: League Pass Only (No Local)
Radio: 92.9 FM (Atlanta Flagship), Atlanta Hawks Radio Network Affiliates
Live Stream: League Pass Broadband
Greetings! Before we get started, be sure to check out our look at the action from Tuesday night, when the Hawks dropped an 18-point decision at the hands of the Indiana Pacers.
Although there were many takeaways from Tuesday’s game, the biggest one seems to be that Al Horford will not make the trip to Dallas (first reported by Chris Vivlamore of the AJC) as a result of an ongoing hamstring problem. This is probably not a significant long-term issue, as the team has already shown caution by removing Paul Millsap for the rest of the preseason, but it’s something to monitor. For tonight, Elton Brand, Pero Antic, Eric Dawson, and Mike Scott are the only healthy frontcourt players, and they’ll need to fill out the (great) majority of minutes at the 4 and 5 spots.
This is a unique spot for the Hawks, as they face Dallas in the American Airlines Center just a week before returning to the same venue to kick-off the regular season. With that (and the Horford/Millsap injuries), I’d expect a fairly “vanilla” game plan here, and we may be seeing a good amount of the guys competing for the final roster spots (Royal Ivey, Shelvin Mack, etc.) in order to make those crucial personnel decisions in the coming days.
Stay tuned as tip-off approaches for any breaking news, and we are one week from the regular season!