Kyrie Irving had 32 factors, six assists and 7 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Atlanta Hawks 129-119 on Monday night time with out star Luka Doncic.
Jaden Hardy scored a season-high 23 factors in his first begin of the season for Dallas, which has received 5 of six. Naji Marshall and Spencer Dinwiddie had 22 factors every.
Irving had 10 factors at halftime after being smothered by Hawks guard Dyson Daniels, however heated up within the second half, together with a stretch the place he made 5 straight area objectives.
Doncic missed his third straight sport with a proper wrist pressure.
Jalen Johnson had 28 factors and 10 rebounds for the Hawks, who’ve misplaced 4 of 5. Trae Younger had 18 factors and 16 assists.
Mavs: Dallas misplaced in additional time at Miami on Sunday night time and is in the course of a 15-game stretch that features 11 highway video games. Klay Thompson (plantar fascia) and Quentin Grimes (sickness) additionally sat. Nonetheless, they’d sufficient to win with out Doncic, who scored 73 factors within the Mavs’ solely go to to Atlanta final season.
Hawks: After a rash of accidents early within the season, the Hawks had a full roster and two days off, however they nonetheless could not get previous a workforce taking part in the second half of a back-to-back.
Irving scored 14 factors in three minutes within the fourth quarter, throughout which the Mavs went from 104-103 to 118-109.
Marshall and Hardy, late additions to the Mavs’ beginning lineup, mixed for 45 factors and 9 rebounds.
The Hawks will face the NBA’s greatest Cavaliers of their subsequent two video games – at Cleveland on Wednesday and at Atlanta on Friday. The Mavs will host the New York Knicks on Wednesday.
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