Devin Harris hurt, leaves game

Devin Harris suffered a left thigh contusion after colliding with Hawks forward Josh Smith with 3 ½ minutes left in the first half. Harris drew a charge from Smith, whose knee left Harris writhing on the court in pain.

Harris checked out and sat on the bench for a bit before retreating to the locker room for treatment. He won't play in the second half and his status for the home opener tomorrow night against Sacramento is uncertain. Jason Terry opened the third quarter in his place.

“My thigh is pretty sore so we will see how it feels tomorrow,” Harris said. “It’s day-to-day right now. I’m hoping to be back for the Houston game.”

Harris got off to a torrid start, shredding Atlanta’s defense by attacking former teammate Anthony Johnson. Harris went by Johnson with ease and scored Dallas’ first 10 points.