National Basketball Association
Dallas 129, Atlanta 119
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, November 25, 2024
Where: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: #80 Biniam Maru, #4 Sean Wright, #51 Aaron Smith
Attendance: 17186

Kyrie Irving scored 16 of his game-high 32 points in the fourth quarter, helping lead the visiting Dallas Mavericks to a 129-119 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday.

Jaden Hardy added 23 points while Naji Marshall and Spencer Dinwiddie each scored 22 as the Mavericks won their fifth game in six tries. P.J. Washington chipped in 11 points and 10 rebounds and Daniel Gafford scored 10 off the bench.

Jalen Johnson led Atlanta with 28 points and 11 rebounds, while Trae Young added 18 points and 16 assists. Bogdan Bogdanovic also had 18 points, while Dyson Daniels logged 17 and Clint Capela produced 12. The Hawks dropped their third straight game.

Holding a six-point halftime lead, the Hawks extended their advantage to 80-69 on Johnson's 3-pointer with 8:42 left in the third quarter.

Dallas cut the deficit to four before Johnson dunked with 5:27 remaining in the period. From there, the Mavericks went on a 14-7 run capped by a basket from Marshall. Dallas led 96-95 entering the fourth quarter.

After Young's 3-pointer trimmed the Hawks' deficit to 108-107 with 7:35 left, Irving hit three 3-pointers to highlight a 10-2 Dallas spurt.

Hardy and Irving each scored layups to cap the game's scoring and ice the win.

In the first quarter, the Hawks raced out to a 27-16 lead on Kobe Bufkin's reverse layup at the 3:18 mark. Bufkin then gave Atlanta its largest edge to that point at 31-18 with a mid-range jumper with 2:09 left.

Dallas answered with a 10-0 run to end the opening quarter, stamped by Marshall's buzzer-beating triple.

With 3:04 left in the first half, Hardy's three-point play extended the Mavericks' lead to 59-53. The Hawks then finished the first half with a 14-2 run, capped by layups from Daniels and Johnson on the final two possessions.

Johnson led Hawks with 15 first-half points, while Hardy's 15 paced Dallas.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Dallas   Atlanta
Kyrie Irving 32 Scoring Jalen Johnson 28
Kyrie Irving 6 Assists Trae Young 16
P.J. Washington 10 Rebounds Jalen Johnson 11
Spencer Dinwiddie 6 Free Throws Made Trae Young 6
Jaden Hardy 3 Steals Jalen Johnson 3
P.J. Washington 3 Blocks Clint Capela 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Dallas 129 50.0 16-35 19-22 24 51 8 6 18
Atlanta 119 47.5 9-31 14-16 32 39 6 10 14
Upcoming Games
  • Atlanta will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Hawks have a W/L % of .286 after a win and .455 after a loss.
  • Dallas will play their next game at home against New York. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .625 after a loss.