   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...