The Dallas Mavericks visited the Atlanta Hawks for the second night of back-to-back games. Even with the absence of Luka Doncic, Klay Thompson, Quentin Grimes, and Dante Exum, Dallas made a comeback after the overtime defeat to the Miami Heat. Atlanta featured Trae Young, Dyson Daniels, Zaccharie Risacher, Jalen Johnson, and Clint Capela. While the Mavs, selected Kyrie Irving, Jaden Hardy, Naji Marshall, and Dereck Lively II.

Scoring 16 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, Irving was quite effective in helping Dallas win. But it wasn't just him. Following a terrible performance on Sunday, Spencer Dinwiddie replied with a season-high 22 points, Hardy scored a season-high 23 points, and Marshall added an additional 22 points for his third consecutive 20-point performance—the longest run in his career. With 28 points and 11 rebounds, Johnson led the Hawks in scoring, followed by Trae Young (18 points and 16 assists), Bogdan Bogdanovic (18 points), and Dyson Daniels (17 points).