Brooklyn Nets at Atlanta Hawks
· National Basketball AssociationYoung scores 30, Okongwu adds career-high 28 as Hawks open with 120-116 win over Nets
Young, who also had 12 assists, sealed it with a pair of free throws with two seconds remaining.
Okongwu made 11 of 12 shots from field and all six free throws to eclipse his previous best of 22 points.
Cam Thomas led the Nets with 36 points, but it wasn't enough to prevent a loss for Jordi Fernández in his NBA head coaching debut.
Atlanta's Jalen Johnson, coming off a $150 million contract extension, had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Zaccharie Risacher, the first overall pick in the NBA draft, made his first shot from 3-point range but finished with just seven points on 2-of-8 shooting for the Hawks.
Hawks: Dyson Daniels, the No. 8 pick in 2022, didn't do much in his first two seasons with the New Orleans Pelicans. But the Australian guard showed signs of turning things around with the Hawks. He had 15 points and five steals on Wednesday.
Daniels hopped up quickly and went after Claxton among the fans behind the hoop. No punches were thrown, but the incident seemed to fire up the Hawks.
Hawks: Host the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.
Regular Season Series
ATL leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 116 - 120 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 116 - 120 | |
4th 1.0 | Dennis Schroder bad pass (Jalen Johnson steals) | 116 - 120 | |
4th 2.0 | Dennis Schroder enters the game for Noah Clowney | 116 - 120 | |
4th 2.0 | Nets Full timeout | 116 - 120 |
Statistics
BKN | ATL | |
---|---|---|
40-91 | FG | 39-80 |
44.0 | Field Goal % | 48.8 |
17-43 | 3PT | 9-28 |
39.5 | Three Point % | 32.1 |
19-25 | FT | 33-46 |
76.0 | Free Throw % | 71.7 |
43 | Rebounds | 45 |
12 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
31 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
21 | Assists | 25 |
8 | Steals | 12 |
6 | Blocks | 9 |
17 | Turnovers | 16 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
19 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
14 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
40 | Points in Paint | 54 |
32 | Fouls | 20 |
8 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 17,548 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W2 |
New York | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | W1 |
Toronto | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | W1 |
Brooklyn | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | L2 |
Philadelphia | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | L2 |
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlanta | - | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
Orlando | - | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
Charlotte | 1 | 1 | L1 | 0.5 | 1 |
Miami | 1.5 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
Washington | 1.5 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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