Kent Bazemore scored 32 points (14 in the second quarter), and the Atlanta Hawks rallied from 26 points down in the second quarter to beat the Dallas Mavericks 111-104 in their home opener at State Farm Arena.
The Hawks trailed 51-25 with 8:00 left in the second quarter and 58-48 at halftime. They outscored the Mavericks 86-53 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Mavericks 13-7. Trae Young (No. 2 in clutch wins added, 2018-19) scored 8 of the Hawks’ 13 on 2 for 3 shooting and 4 for 5 at the line.
Taurean Prince scored 24 points with 5 3-pointers. Young scored 12 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Mavericks, Wesley Matthews scored 23 points with 5 3-pointers, and Luka Dončić added 21 points (12 in the first quarter) and 9 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan had 11 points and 16 rebounds.
The Hawks went 22 for 31 at the line to the Mavericks’ 16 for 26. Prince fouled out for the Hawks, and Dorian Finney-Smith for the Mavericks.