Not happy with the officiating, Carlisle received a pair of technical fouls and an automation ejection less than four minutes into the third quarter. That appeared to be the spark that helped catapult the Mavs to a 114-107 triumph over the Hawks before a sellout crowd of 19,643 at American Airlines Center.
The victory was the Mavs’ 11th straight at home and their longest winning streak at home since they won 12 in a row from Dec. 29, 2008-Feb. 29, 2008. It also increased the Mavs’ record to 15-11 and moved them four games over .500 for the first time since they were 33-29 on Mar.