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With the win, the Mavericks move 1.5 games ahead of the slumping Kings for the No. 9 seed in the West (meaning Dallas would host the first-round play-in game).
From NBC Sports
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.
From Yahoo! Sports
In their most recent game, the Mavericks fell to the Nets on Monday, 113-109.
From Associated Press
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Famously, the Hawks did not reach the Eastern Conference Finals for more than four decades after moving to Atlanta from St. Louis. While some may forget, the Hawks had nine 50-win seasons over that span, but Atlanta lost in the Eastern Conference Semifinals a mind-boggling 15 (!) times before finally breaking through in 2015.
The Atlanta Hawks have been an interesting fringe playoff team this season but they looked for a massive upgrade by trading for Kevin Durant.
The Atlanta Hawks will visit the American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Mavericks for their second 2024-25 regular season meeting.
"Anthony Davis led the Mavs vs. Atlanta with 34 pts, 15 rebs and 5 blks, his 20th career game with 30+ pts, 10+ rebs and 5+ blks," Mavs PR wrote on X. "AD joined Hakeem Olajuwon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal, Patrick Ewing, David Robinson and Bob McAdoo as only players with 20+ 30-10-5 games."
Coming off a disappointing first half of a back-to-back set, the Atlanta Hawks will look to hold steady in the Eastern Conference play-in race when they visit the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.
Donovan Clingan was a big problem for the Hawks in their latest loss, and Trae Young was vocal about his impact on the floor.
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The Rookie Wire on MSNSpurs' Stephon Castle, Hawks' Zaccharie Risacher named Rookies of the Month for MarchSpurs guard Stephon Castle and Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Rookies of the Month for March.
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