Dallas Mavericks at Atlanta Hawks
· National Basketball AssociationAlexander-Walker leads Hawks to 7th straight win, 124-112 over the tanking Mavericks
The Hawks, who have the NBA's longest active winning streak, led nearly the entire game but couldn't pull away from the Mavericks until the final period.
Dallas tied the score at 97 on Khris Middleton's step-back jumper with just over nine minutes remaining. Atlanta took control from there to hand Dallas its eighth straight loss.
Alexander-Walker hit two straight 3-pointers in the closing minutes to put the game away.
Dallas rookie Cooper Flagg was held to 14 points on 6-of-16 shooting, shadowed most of the night by the Hawks' top defensive player, Dyson Daniels.
Daniels also had plenty of work at the offensive end with 14 points and 10 assists, reaching 1,000 field goals in his career. Onkeya Okongwu chipped in with 18 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks.
Klay Thompson led the Mavericks with 21 points.
The Hawks came into the night trailing sixth-place Orlando by 2 1/2 games for the final guaranteed playoff spot in the East. Atlanta sat at ninth in the conference, but hope a strong finish could lift them out of a fifth consecutive trip to the play-in tournament.
This is the Hawks' longest winning streak since a pair of seven-game runs during the 2021-22 season. Six of their victories during the streak have come at home, pushing the Hawks to .500 at home (16-16) for the first time since they were 4-4 in late November.
The Mavericks, who are in full-scale tanking mode as they begin a major rebuild around the 19-year-old Flagg, were greeted by chants of “Who are you? Who are you?” from the Atlanta crowd. Dallas has now lost 18 of 20.
Hawks: Host Brooklyn on Thursday night.
Regular Season Series
ATL leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 112 - 124 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 112 - 124 |
| 4th 4.7 |  |
shot clock turnover | 112 - 124 |
| 4th 28.2 | |
Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | 112 - 124 |
| 4th 31.8 |  |
Khris Middleton misses 10-foot fade away jump shot | 112 - 124 |
Statistics
 DAL |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 41-86 | FG | 49-95 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 13-32 | 3PT | 14-36 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 17-22 | FT | 12-18 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 26 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 60 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 18 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 97 |
Atlanta Hawks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Keshon Gilbert, G | Out | Apr 22 |
| Jock Landale, C | Out | Apr 16 |
Dallas Mavericks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Cooper Flagg, F | Out | May 20 |
| Brandon Williams, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| Marvin Bagley III, F | Out | Apr 12 |
| P.J. Washington, F | Out | Apr 12 |
| Caleb Martin, F | Out | Apr 12 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 15,514 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
 Houston |
52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
 New Orleans |
26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
 Dallas |
26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
 Memphis |
25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 36 | L1 | 0.5609756 | 46 |
 Orlando |
1 | 37 | L1 | 0.5487805 | 45 |
 Charlotte |
2 | 38 | W1 | 0.5365854 | 44 |
 Miami |
3 | 39 | W2 | 0.5243902 | 43 |
 Washington |
29 | 65 | L10 | 0.20731707 | 17 |
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