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The Atlanta Hawks were in action on Saturday night to face the Brooklyn Nets. After coming off a big NBA Cup win against the Washington Wizards the night before, the Hawks were looking to make it four victories in a row for the week. The Nets came into this game after winning their previous game against the Charlotte Hornets.
The good news for the Hawks is that they got Jalen Johnson back after he missed the last three games with an ankle sprain.
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As much as it was good news to get one of their frontcourt players back, they lost Onyeka Okongwu on the first play of the game after he was elbowed in the mouth (he returned later in the quarter). That must’ve had an effect on the entire team, because they went down early and fast in the first.
The Nets were making almost every shot they took, while the Hawks struggled to find a basket at times. Johnson was able to get some easy points on his return to the court.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker continued his hot shooting throughout the season, knocking down a pair of 3-pointers to keep the Hawks afloat.
Okongwu made a return after a short stint in the locker room and found Aaron Wiggins for this easy layup.
The Nets still managed to keep a double-digit lead heading into the second as the Hawks trailed 37-27.
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The Hawks got into more of a rhythm in the second, and they turned defense into offense with the help of Dyson Daniels and Zuby Ejiofor.
It wasn’t long after that Wiggins and Johnson did the same thing, getting the Hawks easy points on the other end.
The Hawks were able to cut their deficit to single digits through the middle of the quarter, but the Nets ran up their lead again. Toward the end of the half, the Hawks started to make a strong run, and it helped them cut their deficit down tremendously.
Flemings use his speed to get this layup.
The Hawks got in transition a lot down the stretch, and Johnson led the way in that category to get them back into the game. Going into halftime, the Hawks trailed 70-66.
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The start of the quarter was slow for the Hawks, and they weren’t able to capitalize much on bringing their deficit down before the…
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