DALLAS (AP) — Anthony Davis’ driving floater with 3.4 seconds left capped his 34-point night, his highest scoring game with Dallas, in the Mavericks' 120-118 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.
Davis also had 15 rebounds and five blocks despite missing most of the second period with an eye injury as Dallas overcame an 11-point third-quarter deficit.
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Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis (3) keeps the ball from Atlanta Hawks forward Onyeka Okongwu (17) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, right, is fouled by Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Atlanta Hawks forward Onyeka Okongwu (17) is fouled from behind at the basket against Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson, back, and Kai Jones (23) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) shoots against a leaping Dallas Mavericks forward Caleb Martin (16) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis lays on the floor after getting injured during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks in Dallas, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels (5) shoots against Dallas Mavericks defenders Spencer Dinwiddie (26) and Daniel Gafford (21) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II (2) defends the basket against Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis plays with a cut above his eye bandaged during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks in Dallas, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young brings the ball up court during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis sits after getting inured during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks in Dallas, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Klay Thompson had 17 points for the Mavericks. They are ninth in the Western Conference, 1 1/2 games ahead of 10th-place Sacramento.
Trae Young had 25 points and 12 assists and Onyeka Okongwu had 20 points and 14 rebounds for the Hawks. They are eighth in the East, trailing Orlando by a half-game and leading Miami by one game.
Davis was elbowed by teammate Daniel Gafford while battling for a loose ball beneath the Mavericks’ basket at the end of the first quarter and was bleeding in the area of his right eye. He returned with two minutes in the half with a bandage over the eye.
Hawks: Young’s 21.2 scoring average in 13 games vs. Dallas, which drafted him in 2018 and traded him for Luka Doncic, is his lowest against any opponent.
Mavericks: Spencer Dinwiddie has become Dallas’ primary playmaker since Kyrie Irving was lost to a knee injury March 3. Dinwiddie had 14 points and 10 assists, his fourth double-digit assist game in Irving’s absence. Center Dereck Lively II (ankle stress fracture), playing for the first time since Jan. 14, had four points and five rebounds in 16 minutes.
Young’s 26-foot 3-point shot at the buzzer while defended by Davis fell short.
The Hawks had 14 more field-goal attempts but shot 43.3% (42 of 97) to Dallas’ 53.0% (44 of 83).
The Hawks will host New York on Saturday. The Mavericks are at the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday.
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Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis (3) keeps the ball from Atlanta Hawks forward Onyeka Okongwu (17) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, right, is fouled by Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Atlanta Hawks forward Onyeka Okongwu (17) is fouled from behind at the basket against Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson, back, and Kai Jones (23) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) shoots against a leaping Dallas Mavericks forward Caleb Martin (16) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis lays on the floor after getting injured during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks in Dallas, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels (5) shoots against Dallas Mavericks defenders Spencer Dinwiddie (26) and Daniel Gafford (21) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II (2) defends the basket against Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis plays with a cut above his eye bandaged during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks in Dallas, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young brings the ball up court during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis sits after getting inured during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks in Dallas, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
