Dejounte Murray scored 30 points, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Dallas Mavericks 130-122 for their fourth straight win.
Murray’s 10-foot turnaround jumper put the Hawks ahead for good with 7:28 left in the fourth quarter.
The Mavericks got within 121-120 on Luka Dončić’s 10-foot floater with 2:29 to play, but Murray answered with a 3-pointer, and the Mavericks got no closer.
Trae Young’s 2 free throws with 24.5 seconds left made it 128-122 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Mavericks 9-4. Murray scored 5 of the Hawks’ 9 on 2 for 3 shooting.
The Hawks had 8 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Mavericks, Dončić had 30 points and 8 assists, and Christian Wood added 22 points (12 in the paint) and 9 rebounds. Spencer Dinwiddie had 20 points (11 in the fourth quarter) and 7 assists. The Mavericks had 3 20-point scorers.
The Mavericks committed 16 turnovers to the Hawks’ 12.