Anthony Davis’ driving floater with 3.4 seconds left capped his 34-point night, his highest scoring game with Dallas, in the Mavericks' 120-118 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. Davis also had 15 rebounds and five blocks despite missing most of the second period with an eye injury as Dallas overcame an 11-point third-quarter deficit.

It came to Anthony Davis following his pregame nap Wednesday afternoon that he would finally play all out for the Dallas Mavericks that night against the Atlanta Hawks and finally put the adductor strain that sidelined him Feb.

Davis was famously the primary return in arguably the most controversial trade in NBA history, which saw Dončić head to the Los Angeles Lakers in a three-team swap that triggered a torrent of criticism, both from fans and the media, against Dallas and general manager Nico Harrison.

Anthony Davis as Mavericks for the first time, but the asterisk was Lively was on a 15-minute playing restriction. Not to fret because Davis was exponentially dominant — and heroic — with 34 points, 15 rebounds,

Dallas inbounded the ball with a little less than eight seconds remaining to Davis, he dribbled to the left and had a step on Atlanta's Onyeka Okongwu, and Davis put up a difficult floater over Okongwu while falling to the left,

In a battle of two play-in teams from opposite conferences, the Dallas Mavericks came out on top against the Atlanta Hawks 120-118 in a thriller. Atlanta appear

The Dallas Mavericks picked up an exciting win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, as Anthony Davis hit a game-winner in the final seconds to push Dallas over the top, 120-118. The win extended Dallas' advantage for the 9th seed in the west to a game and a half over the Sacramento Kings,

With the score tied at 118, Davis sunk a floater to give Dallas the lead with seconds remaining, capping his 34-point outing.

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.