Five observations from Hawks’ 112-97 win over Mavericks: The sky stopped falling – for one night. The Hawks snapped a three-game losing streak – thanks by a near-career night by Jeff Teague – in a 112-97 victory over the Mavericks Monday night at Philips Arena. It was also the second win the past seven games for the Hawks. -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Splitter out with right hip injury: The Hawks will be without Tiago Splitter for Monday’s game against the Mavericks as the reserve center deals with a right hip injury. Splitter played 15 minutes in Sunday’s loss at the Heat. He finished with five points and five rebounds. Following the game he had several ice packs on his hip. -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Teague, Schroder, Korver won’t compete in All-Star challenges: Both Jeff Teague and Dennis Schroder said Monday they will not compete in the Skills Challenge as part of NBA All-Star Weekend later this month in Toronto. Both Hawks point guards took part in the competition last year in New York. They were both in New York – Teague to play in his first All-Star Game and Schroder to compete in the Rising Stars Challenge for rookie and sophomore players. Schroder said he will be in Germany during the all-star break. -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Public tab for Philips rehab could be $150M: Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed says a renovation of Philips Arena, key to keeping the Atlanta Hawks in downtown, could be a $200 million to $300 million project, and the public’s tab could be as high as $150 million. -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution