Atlanta Hawks at Brooklyn Nets

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Atlanta Hawks

38-42, 18-23 Away

Final
133 - 109

Brooklyn Nets

26-54, 12-28 Home

Risacher scores season-high 38 points as Hawks beat Nets 133-109

Atlanta Hawks vs. Brooklyn Nets: Game Highlights

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.

Takeaways Hawks: Atlanta is touting Risacher for Rookie of the Year and Daniels for Defensive Player of the Year. A good case could be made for both.

Nets: Brooklyn had won the season series every season since 2017-18 but the loss Thursday allowed Atlanta to win 2-1 this season.

Key moment The Hawks made their first 12 shots in the second quarter, they first time they made that many consecutive field goals since hitting 15 in a row against Cleveland on Feb. 24, 2023.

Key stat Risacher has scored 30 or more in four games, most among this season's rookies. He made at least five 3-pointers in each of them.

Up next The Hawks visit Philadelphia on Friday. The Nets are in Minnesota on Friday.

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

Barclays Center

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

Full Standings

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