Luka Dončić had a career-high 73 points and 10 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Atlanta Hawks 148-143.
Josh Green’s corner 3-pointer put the Mavericks ahead for good with 10:06 left in the third quarter.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Hawks 13-1. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 5 of the Mavericks’ 13 on 1 for 4 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Green scored a season-high 21 points on 8 for 12 shooting. Dončić scored 16 of his 73 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Hawks, Trae Young had 30 points, 11 assists and 3 steals, and Jalen Johnson added 25 points (14 in the paint) on 10 for 12 shooting. Bogdan Bogdanović scored 24 points (13 in the second quarter) off the bench. Dejounte Murray had 22 points and 7 assists. The Hawks had 4 20-point scorers.
The Mavericks shot 60.0% from the field and 54.3% from 3 to the Hawks’ 52.6% and 44.1%. The Hawks outscored the Mavericks 20-8 off turnovers. The Hawks outscored the Mavericks 29-17 in 9 minutes with Bogdanović, Young, Mathews, Okongwu and Johnson on the floor together. Johnson fouled out.