Mavs Fight To Come Away With Victory: Mavericks 98 Hawks 93

Keys to the win:

• Offensive Support For Dirk: After scoring 36 on Friday against the Chicago Bulls, Dirk Nowitzki had top numbers again with 21, but the Mavericks benefitted from, 13 apiece from Caron Butler and DeShawn Stevenson.
• Shawn Marion tallied his first double double of the season, providing solid power off the bench with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
• After being grossly outrebounded in Friday's loss, the Mavs edged the Hawks on the boards 40-37. Centers Tyson Chandler and Brendon Haywood each contributed five boards.
• Nowitzki's free throw shot has been anything but automatic recently. After going 3 0f 6 from the line Friday, he was just 5 of 7 in Saturday's win.
• The Mavs did not look tired in their first back-to-back of the season.