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Brooklyn Nets at Atlanta Hawks

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0-1, 0-1 Away
Final
116 - 120

1-0, 1-0 Home

Young scores 30, Okongwu adds career-high 28 as Hawks open with 120-116 win over Nets

Zaccharie Risacher's first NBA shot is a 3-point bucket

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.

Takeaways Nets: Thomas should be able to put up some big numbers for a rebuilding team that doesn't have a whole lot of weapons.

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.

Key moment Nic Claxton was ejected with 8:03 remaining when he delivered a clothesline shot to Daniels' neck while the Hawks guard was driving for a layup.

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.

Key stat The Hawks struggled much of the night at the foul line, finishing 33 of 46 and squandering chance after chance to extend their lead.

Up next Nets: Travel to Orlando to face the Magic on Friday night.

Hawks: Host the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.

Regular Season Series

ATL leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Hawks: 62.0%
Nets: 38.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

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

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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

State Farm Arena

Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 17,548 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 4 0 1.000 - W4
New York 1 2 .333 2.5 L1
Brooklyn 1 2 .333 2.5 W1
Philadelphia 1 2 .333 2.5 W1
Toronto 1 3 .250 3 L2

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 3 1 .750 - W1
Miami 2 1 .667 0.5 W2
Atlanta 2 2 .500 1 L2
Washington 1 2 .333 1.5 W1
Charlotte 1 2 .333 1.5 L2
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