


Richard Jefferson
Mavericks frantic rally not enough against Hawks

DALLAS As he was preparing his team for Atlanta's visit to American Airlines Center, Mavericks' coach Rick Carlisle called the Hawks, "the most underrated team in basketball." Apparently, that message never made it to his players. The Mavericks, sluggish and looking like they had just a little too much Christmas cheer in them, were embarrassed on their home court Monday night as the Hawks dismantled them at both ends of the court for a 105-102 victory. "Right now, the way everybody's playing, this is a team that could realistically come out of the East," Carlisle said of the Hawks. Based on Monday, no way you could say the same thing about the Mavericks...