Atlanta Hawks at Brooklyn Nets
· National Basketball AssociationRisacher scores season-high 38 points as Hawks beat Nets 133-109
The No. 1 pick in the draft shot 15 for 20 from the field, including 6 for 11 from 3-point range.
Trae Young added 24 points and 12 assists for the Hawks, who shot 57%. Dyson Daniels had 10 points, nine assists, nine rebounds and three steals to raise his NBA-leading total to 226.
Jalen Wilson finished with 20 points for the Nets. Tosan Evbuomwan added 18 points and six rebounds.
The Hawks never trailed and led 69-45 at halftime behind 23 points from Risacher.
Nets: Brooklyn had won the season series every season since 2017-18 but the loss Thursday allowed Atlanta to win 2-1 this season.
Regular Season Series
ATL wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 133 - 109 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 133 - 109 |
| 4th 7.1 |  |
Drew Timme makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyson Etienne assists) | 133 - 109 |
| 4th 19.0 |  |
Daeqwon Plowden makes driving layup (Dominick Barlow assists) | 133 - 106 |
| 4th 36.0 | |
Maxwell Lewis makes 25-foot three point shot (Tosan Evbuomwan assists) | 131 - 106 |
Statistics
 ATL |
 BKN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 48-84 | FG | 36-90 |
| 57.1 | Field Goal % | 40.0 |
| 15-36 | 3PT | 22-52 |
| 41.7 | Three Point % | 42.3 |
| 22-33 | FT | 15-22 |
| 66.7 | Free Throw % | 68.2 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 44 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 36 | Assists | 31 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 33 |
| 32 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| 66 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 19 | Fouls | 26 |
| 32 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Brooklyn Nets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tyson Etienne, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 22 |
| Noah Clowney, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Atlanta Hawks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| N'Faly Dante, C | Day-To-Day | Aug 19 |
| Eli John N'Diaye, C | Day-To-Day | Jul 20 |
| Jacob Toppin, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 20 |
| Nikola Djurisic, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 20 |
| Jalen Johnson, SF | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Game Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 17,926 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Orlando |
41 | 41 | .500 | - | L1 |
 Atlanta |
40 | 42 | .488 | 1 | W3 |
 Miami |
37 | 45 | .451 | 4 | L1 |
 Charlotte |
19 | 63 | .232 | 22 | L7 |
 Washington |
18 | 64 | .220 | 23 | W1 |
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
- | 21 | W2 | 0.74390244 | 61 |
 New York |
10 | 31 | W1 | 0.6219512 | 51 |
 Toronto |
31 | 52 | L2 | 0.36585367 | 30 |
 Brooklyn |
35 | 56 | L3 | 0.31707317 | 26 |
 Philadelphia |
37 | 58 | L2 | 0.29268292 | 24 |
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