Following the victory, longtime former teammate and friend, LeBron James, gave a shout-out to Davis. "GAME BLOUSES!!" James wrote on Instagram while referring to Davis's clutch shot.

The Dallas Mavericks ' roller coaster season continued on Wednesday with a dramatic 120-118 win over the Atlanta Hawks thanks to some late-game heroics from a bloodied Anthony Davis .

Anthony Davis authored his best game yet in a Dallas Mavericks uniform Wednesday night against the Atlanta Hawks. Despite missing most of the second quarter after catching a stray elbow to the face, Davis poured in 34 points,

At last, after a 78-day, 36-game injury absence, center Dereck Lively II not only returned Wednesday night but started against Atlanta. It was a sight to behold, 7-1 Lively alongside 6-10 Anthony Davis as Mavericks for the first time,

The Dallas Mavericks snatched a win away from the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, as Anthony Davis hit a runner in the final seconds for the 120-118 victory. It was Davis' best game as a Maverick, as he finished with 34 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 blocks.

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.

Right when the Mavericks got Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford back in their lineup, their frontcourt took another painful hit. During the first quarter of Wednesday’s Mavericks-Hawks game, Anthony Davis was hit with some friendly fire, catching a stray elbow near his right eye from Gafford.

Anthony Davis made a go-ahead floater with 3.4 seconds left on Wednesday, helping the Dallas Mavericks post a 120-118 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks trailed by 115-110 with just over three minutes left before Onyeka Okongwu scored five points on an 8-0 Atlanta run.

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.