Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 29 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Dallas Mavericks 124-112 for their seventh straight win.
Jalen Johnson’s cutting layup put the Hawks ahead for good with 8:41 left in the fourth quarter.
The Mavericks got within 102-99 on Klay Thompson’s driving layup with 7:36 to play, but Johnson answered with a pull-up 3-pointer, and the Mavericks got no closer than 105-101.
Johnson had 27 points and 8 assists, and Dyson Daniels added 14 points (12 in the paint), 10 assists and 3 steals. Daniels assisted on 5 of Johnson’s 10 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Mavericks, Thompson scored 21 points with 5 3-pointers off the bench.
The Hawks shot 51.6% from the field to the Mavericks’ 47.7%. The Mavericks outscored the Hawks 57-23 off the bench. The Hawks’ starters outscored the Mavericks 56-37 in 20 minutes together.