Through their first three games, the Atlanta Hawks had no problem scoring. Only thing was, they’d faced some lesser teams to start the 2020-21 season — or at least not ones of the same playing field as a healthy Brooklyn Nets team. But Atlanta showed their offense is no joke, making the Nets work until the very end. Ultimately, Brooklyn bounced back from their back-to-back losses with the return of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, who each scored over 20 points in the Nets’ 145-141 win on Wednesday.
“I definitely need a beer,” Nets coach Steve Nash after the win.
Brooklyn will be tested by the Hawks again on Friday, but before moving onto that game, here are three things we learned from Wednesday’s meeting.