Alexander-Walker leads Hawks to 7th straight win, 124-112 over the tanking Mavericks

Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 29 points, Jalen Johnson had 27 and the Atlanta Hawks won their seventh in a row, holding off the Dallas Mavericks 124-112 on Tuesday night. The Hawks, who have the NBA's longest active winning streak, led nearly the entire game but couldn't pull away from the Mavericks until the final period. Dallas tied the score at 97 on Khris Middleton's step-back jumper with just over nine minutes remaining.

By PAUL NEWBERRY