The Atlanta Hawks suffered a late defeat at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center on Wednesday night, 118-120. Trae Young led the Hawks with 25 points and 10 assists with Onyeka Okongwu adding 20 points and 14 rebounds. For the Mavericks, Anthony Davis scored a game-high 34 points and 15 rebounds, and Klay Thompson added 17 points.
Heading into the contest on the second night of a back-to-back the Hawks were considered slight underdogs in what was anticipated to be an even affair, and the opening stint certainly reflected that as a quick seven points from Mo Gueye helped the Hawks keep even behind a 16-15 start in the Mavericks’ favor.