National Basketball Association
Dallas 102, Atlanta 91
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 29, 2011
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials:
#67 John Goble, #22 Bill Spooner, #31 Scott Wall
Attendance:
20309
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Jason Terry collected 18 points and 11 assists and Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 on 8-of-11 shooting as the Dallas Mavericks pulled away from the Atlanta Hawks en route to a 102-91 victory on Saturday.
Brendan Haywood scored seven of his 10 points in the fourth quarter and Jason Kidd chipped in 12 points and eight rebounds for the Mavericks, who have won four straight.
The Hawks were clinging to a 78-77 lead at the end of the third quarter after DeShawn Stevenson knocked down a 3-pointer to pull Dallas within a basket. The Mavericks quickly turned things in their favor in the fourth, opening the frame with a 14-1 burst highlighted when Nowitzki grabbed a defensive rebound and raced down the other way before pulling up and draining a 3-pointer.
Joe Johnson attempted to get Atlanta back into it all by himself, scoring five straight points to cut it to 93-87 with 4:52 left. But Nowitzki knocked down two free throws and Kidd hit a 3-pointer to push it back to double digits.
Johnson finished with 27 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Hawks, who went 4 of 20 from beyond the arc.
Top Game Performances
| Atlanta |
|
Dallas |
|
Joe Johnson 27 |
Scoring |
Dirk Nowitzki 19 |
|
Joe Johnson 6 |
Assists |
Jason Terry 11 |
|
Al Horford 9 |
Rebounds |
Jason Kidd 8 |
|
Josh Smith 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Brendan Haywood 6 |
|
Jamal Crawford 2 |
Steals |
Jason Kidd 2 |
|
Mike Bibby 1 |
Blocks |
Tyson Chandler 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Atlanta
|
91 |
46.1 |
4-20 |
17-22 |
20 |
38 |
2 |
8 |
12 |
| Dallas
|
102 |
49.3 |
8-21 |
22-27 |
28 |
41 |
4 |
6 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Dallas will play their next game at home against Washington. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Atlanta will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Hawks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.