The Brooklyn hosted the Atlanta Hawks on Friday at the Barclays Center and won 120-116. The Nets are now 1-0 in the four-game regular season series.
It was a battle of the stars in this game as Kevin Durant had 34 points and five assists while Kyrie Irving had 33 points and 11 rebounds for the Nets. Trae Young had 33 points and nine assists while Bogdan Bogdanovic had 31 points and three assists off the bench for the Hawks.
Neither team played much defense in this one as both teams shot at least 49.5 from the field. However, Brooklyn led the assists battle 30-21 and that allowed the Nets to generate better shots throughout the contest.
Both teams had at least 18 turnovers in a close-but-sloppy game and Atlanta outscored Brooklyn in the paint 62-48. With the Nets being up by as many as 12 points in the game, having Durant and Irving down the stretch made the difference in this matchup.
Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to the Nets’ win over the Hawks: