The Dallas Mavericks hosted the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night as they looked to make up for their horrific loss to the Brooklyn Nets. Dereck Lively II returned to action, but P.J. Washington missed the game with an illness, joining Kyrie Irving, Dante Exum, and Olivier-Maxence Prosper out.

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Anthony Davis had arguably his best game for the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday as he led his team to a hard-fought 120-118 victory over the Atlanta Hawks . Davis was a menace on both ends of the floor against Atlanta, swatting away a Trae Young lay-up attempt in the dying seconds before scoring a game-winning deuce on the opposite end.