NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets welcomed the Atlanta Hawks to Barclays center on Thursday for a pivotal game for both teams’ playoff hopes and won 124-97.
For the Nets, Cam Johnson had 29 points and four assists while Dennis Schröder had 23 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists. Mikal Bridges had 15 points and Day’Ron Sharpe had 12 points off the bench.
For the Hawks, Dejounte Murray had 28 points and six rebounds while Jalen Johnson had 14 points and five rebounds. De’Andre Hunter had 12 points and Kobe Bufkin had 12 points.
In the first half, the Nets did a good job of taking control of this game from the beginning as they poured on the threes in the first quarter, specifically from Cam Johnson and Mikal Bridges. In the second quarter, however, Atlanta was able to get back into this game thanks to Dejounte Murray going off for 14 points in the second quarter.
In the second half, the Nets continued their dominance as they kept on making three-point shots and seemingly got anything they wanted at will. Atlanta waived the white flag in the middle of the fourth quarter as they just couldn’t keep up with Brooklyn’s scoring and decided to save their energy for another important matchup on Saturday.
Here are your Nets player grades following Thursday’s win: