Hawks muscle up on Mavs in NBA

Guard Trae Young, who had 28 double-doubles last year, has picked up where he left off by recording 19 points and 14 assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 113-87 win over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.

The outcome ruined the debut of Dallas head coach Jason Kidd, who replaced Rick Carlisle in the summer.

Young was 6-for-16 from the floor, two of them three-pointers, in 33 minutes and scored a near statistical draw with Dallas rival Luka Doncic, who had 18 points on 6-for-17 shooting, with 11 rebounds and seven assists. Doncic, guarded most of the night by Atlanta’s De’Andre Hunter, was only 2-for-7 on three-pointers.

The Mavericks’ Australian guard Josh Green played the final 4 minutes 11 seconds of the contest and contributed one bucket while Jalen Brunson came off the bench to score 17 points. Tim Hardaway Jr. added 14 points and Kristaps Porzingis scored 11.

Cam Reddish came off the bench to lead the Hawks with 20 points on 7-for-15 shooting and all five Atlanta starters scored in double figures.

John Collins had 16 points and nine rebounds, Clint Capela 12 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks, while Bogdan Bogdanovic and Hunter each scored 11. The Hawks shot 47.9 per cent from the floor.

Dallas jumped out to a 10-2 lead to start the game, but Atlanta found their shooting and built a 51-44 advantage at halftime. The Hawks put the game away in the third quarter by outscoring the Mavs 35-20.

The win ended Atlanta’s two-game losing streak to the Mavericks. The Hawks are now 24-6 at home since February 21.

Both teams return to action on Saturday with Dallas playing at the Toronto Raptors, while Atlanta visit the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Hawks muscle up on Mavs in NBA
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