Preview: Hawks face Mavericks to begin home back-to-back

Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty ImagesFor the first time since Dec. 13, 2018, Trae Young and Luka Doncic are scheduled to share the court — in a non-exhibition setting — on Wednesday night at State Farm Arena. The Atlanta Hawks host the Dallas Mavericks in a cross-conference clash, with the Hawks aiming to climb above .500 after falling to the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday evening.

The Mavericks enter the game on a six-game losing streak, falling all the way to 8-13 on the season. Dallas led the NBA in offensive rating last season but, through 21 games, the Mavericks are scoring only 1.09 points per possession, falling below the league-average mark. While some of that can be attributed to…