The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 100 - 95, at Phillips Arena on Wednesday evening. The two teams came in to Wednesday's contest with well - earned reputations as solid defensive squads, and the Mavericks (24 - 36) particularly had built an impressive track record of taking care of the basketball this season. While scoring was relatively hard to come by, neither unit seemed to be able to stop handing the ball to the other, with the end result being a combined 42 turnovers. The Hawks (34 - 26) were guilty of 22 of those, but overcame their mistakes with 56 percent shooting overall, including 48 percent from three - point range. All five members of Atlanta's first unit shot 50 percent or better, and four of them posted double digits in the scoring column. The Hawks built up a solid 63 - 52 halftime lead and were able to hang on despite being outscored 43 - 37 in the second half. Harrison Barnes continued to serve as the offensive linchpin for the Mavericks, posting a team - high 25 points that he supplemented with four rebounds, four assists and two steals. Seth Curry was once again his trusty wingman, providing 21 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals. Dirk Nowitzki and Yogi Ferrell followed with matching 11 - point efforts, with the former also supplying 10 rebounds and one assist and the latter registering nine dimes and a pair of boards. Dorian Finney-Smith, who drew the start for Wesley Matthews (hip), could only muster a modest five points, two rebounds, two steals and one block. Paul Millsap led the way for the Hawks with a near triple - double of 18 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds and one block. Dennis Schroder was next with 17 points, six assists, two rebounds, one steal and one block. Kent Bazemore tallied 15 points, two assists, one rebound and one steal. Dwight Howard chipped in with a 14 - point, 12 - rebound double - double that also included four assists, three steals and two blocks. Ersan Ilyasova led the bench with 18 points, one rebound and a trio of steals. The Mavericks head back home to face the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night, while the Hawks remain home to face the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday evening as well.
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