A triple from the perimeter of Smith Jr. opens the offensive of the match for Mavericks, then a triple of Doncic and consecutively a tray of Slovenian increase the advantage for Mavericks, from the beginning the offensive of Dallas began to flow and the Hawks threw with a low percentage, so much so that at the end of the 1st quarter Mavericks won by 20 Pts. 42 - 22.
The Mavericks offensive continued hitting the Hawks increasing the advantage, in the middle of the 2nd quarter there was a slight reaction from Atlanta who removed some points of advantage, but it remained to visualize how strong this reaction would be, Mavericks continued making his offensive but Hawks fought to discount Bazemore with one of the engines placing the game at 11 points, finishes the first part in favor of Dallas 48 - 38 over Atlanta.
Second Half
At the beginning of the 3rd quarter the reaction of the Hawks was firm and a triple of Prince, another of Young and a third of Bazemore place the game at only 1 point, Mavericks with a powerful dump of Deandre Jordan and an alley in transition did not let the Hawks approach, was a quarter quite close, finishes 87 - 80 favor of the Mavericks.
A triple of Prince by Atlanta starting the last quarter shortens the lead, but Mavericks reacted with 2 good baskets in the paint by Powell and Smith Jr. In the span of a few minutes the 2 teams were erratic and the game with a penetration of Bazemore was placed only 2 Pts. Dallas under the intensity of its defense and Atlanta went up by 5 Pts. Mavericks after winning by 26 Pts. He wasted the great advantage he had due to the loss of intensity and rhythm in the game, beating Atlanta 111 - 104 to the Mavericks.
Best scorer of the encounter Kent Bazemore with 32 Pts. 7 assists. Seconded by Taurean Prince with 24 Pts. 4 rebounds.
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