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Dallas Mavericks at Atlanta Hawks

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21-44, 7-25 Away
Final
112 - 124

34-31, 16-16 Home

Alexander-Walker leads Hawks to 7th straight win, 124-112 over the tanking Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks vs. Atlanta Hawks: Game Highlights

The Hawks, who have the NBA's longest active winning streak, led nearly the entire game but couldn't pull away from the Mavericks until the final period.

Dallas tied the score at 97 on Khris Middleton's step-back jumper with just over nine minutes remaining. Atlanta took control from there to hand Dallas its eighth straight loss.

Alexander-Walker hit two straight 3-pointers in the closing minutes to put the game away.

Dallas rookie Cooper Flagg was held to 14 points on 6-of-16 shooting, shadowed most of the night by the Hawks' top defensive player, Dyson Daniels.

Daniels also had plenty of work at the offensive end with 14 points and 10 assists, reaching 1,000 field goals in his career. Onkeya Okongwu chipped in with 18 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks.

Klay Thompson led the Mavericks with 21 points.

The Hawks came into the night trailing sixth-place Orlando by 2 1/2 games for the final guaranteed playoff spot in the East. Atlanta sat at ninth in the conference, but hope a strong finish could lift them out of a fifth consecutive trip to the play-in tournament.

This is the Hawks' longest winning streak since a pair of seven-game runs during the 2021-22 season. Six of their victories during the streak have come at home, pushing the Hawks to .500 at home (16-16) for the first time since they were 4-4 in late November.

The Mavericks, who are in full-scale tanking mode as they begin a major rebuild around the 19-year-old Flagg, were greeted by chants of “Who are you? Who are you?” from the Atlanta crowd. Dallas has now lost 18 of 20.

Up next Mavericks: At Memphis on Thursday night.

Hawks: Host Brooklyn on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

ATL leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 112 - 124
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 112 - 124
4th 4.7 shot clock turnover 112 - 124
4th 28.2 Jalen Johnson defensive rebound 112 - 124
4th 31.8 Khris Middleton misses 10-foot fade away jump shot 112 - 124

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/dal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDAL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/atl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originATL
41-86 FG 49-95
48 Field Goal % 52
13-32 3PT 14-36
41 Three Point % 39
17-22 FT 12-18
77 Free Throw % 67
43 Rebounds 45
12 Offensive Rebounds 13
31 Defensive Rebounds 32
28 Assists 29
6 Steals 8
0 Blocks 8
14 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
21 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
7 Fast Break Points 26
48 Points in Paint 60
16 Fouls 18
2 Largest Lead 18
1 Lead Change 1
0 Percent Led 97
Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Henri Veesaar, C Out Sep 21
Mouhamed Gueye, F Day-To-Day Jul 18
Keshon Gilbert, G Day-To-Day Jul 18
RayJ Dennis, G Day-To-Day Jul 18
Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Morez Johnson Jr., F Day-To-Day Sep 28
Santi Aldama, F Day-To-Day Sep 26
Kyrie Irving, G Day-To-Day Sep 25
Dereck Lively II, C Day-To-Day Sep 25

Game Information

State Farm Arena

Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 15,514 · Capacity:

2026-27 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New Orleans 0 0 .000 - -
Dallas 0 0 .000 - -
Houston 0 0 .000 - -
San Antonio 0 0 .000 - -
Memphis 0 0 .000 - -

2026-27 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 0 - 0 0
Miami - 0 - 0 0
Orlando - 0 - 0 0
Washington - 0 - 0 0
Charlotte - 0 - 0 0
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