ATLANTA – Dallas Mavericks guard Jaden Hardy had a party over in Atlanta on Monday night. Not that kind of party.
It was the kind of party that had Hardy probably wanting to pop some champagne after he scored a season-high 23 points during the Mavs’ 129-119 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. The breakout game from Hardy came after he struggled and scored just 19 points and was only 7-of-24 from the field in the three games prior to the contest against the Hawks.
Guard Spencer Dinwiddie said the three games before the Mavs played Atlanta shouldn’t be taken as true indicators of Hardy’s value to the Mavs.