Nets take advantage of scuffling Hawks in Atlanta

The Brooklyn Nets did exactly what they needed to on Wednesday to walk away with a double-digit win in Atlanta.

After a tough test against the Miami Heat on Sunday, the Brooklyn Nets had what should’ve been a relatively easy matchup in Atlanta against the Hawks. Although the Nets fell behind in the first quarter, they took it to the Hawks in the second quarter, which wound up being the difference in Brooklyn’s 130-118 win. The Nets are now one game over .500.

Spencer Dinwiddie scored 24 points on 10-for-22 shooting (4-for-6 from three). Wednesday marked his ninth 20-plus-point night in Brooklyn’s last 10 games. Dinwiddie also set a new personal record for most points scored in any 10-game stretch in his career with 245. His previous record was 244 in 2017-2018.

Dinwiddie also had six rebounds and five steals, but he did have seven turnovers, as well.

Taurean Prince got sweet revenge against his old team. He dropped 23 on the Hawks and had two steals, four assists and six rebounds.

Prince was lights out from three, finishing 5-for-7 from deep (9-for-15 from the floor).

But neither Prince nor Dinwiddie led the Nets in scoring. It was Garrett Temple who stepped up and finished with 27 points on 10 of 16 shooting (6-for-9 from three).

Another night and another double-double for Jarrett Allen. He scored 20 points and grabbed 13 boards.

Allen also had three blocks.

Joe Harris rounded out the scoring for Brooklyn’s starting lineup, finishing with 13.

The starting five were the only ones to finish in double figures. Theo Pinson led the bench scoring with seven points. DeAndre Jordan was an animal on the glass, per usual. He had nine rebounds.