The Dallas Mavericks fell to the Atlanta Hawks 130-122 in Dallas Wednesday night. Luka Doncic led the Mavericks with 30 points, while Hawks guard Dejounte Murray matched Doncic with 30 points of his own. This is Dallas’ third loss in a row.
It was a tough game for the Dallas defense from the start, with the Hawks scoring 40 points in the first quarter. Neither team could really get a stop as both teams were above 50 percent shooting for a majority of the night. The Mavericks briefly held a double digit lead after a spectacular start to the third quarter, but the Hawks instantly erased it with an 8-0 run of their own that took just one minute off the clock.