Hawks fall short down the stretch, lose to Nets 122-114

Unfortunate.

The Atlanta Hawks were in Brooklyn on Sunday evening to face the Nets. The Hawks have seen success in four of their last five games, and it looks like they’ve found the chemistry they needed at the right time of the season.

These two teams haven’t faced off since the season opener, and they both look different than they did last October.

Zaccharie Risacher got the Hawks on the board with this three-pointer.

Dyson Daniels was active on defense early in the quarter, picking up three steals.

The Hawks trailed throughout most of the first quarter, but they continued to keep it close against the Nets. Trae Young got this three-pointer to go after a Risacher miss from the same spot.

The thing that kept the Nets in the lead was their three-point shooting, as they went 6-for-11 from behind the arc, while the Hawks only shot 29%. Going into the second quarter, the Hawks trailed 33-27.

Things didn’t get better for the Hawks in the second quarter, and they went down by as much as 12 points early. The Hawks needed to see a shot go in, and Georges Niang knocked down a three to get their deficit back in single digits.

Both teams went into sort of a slump, but the Hawks were able to a rhythm first and cut their deficit down late in the first half. Onyeka Okongwu continues to expand his range as the season progresses and knocked down a three at the top of the key.

Later on, Vit Krejci knocked down a three-pointer in the corner after the Nets defense decided to double Young at halfcourt.

Daniels then picked up his fourth steal and made it a one-point game.

The Hawks eventually were able to take the lead, as they hampered down on defense and started to get some shots to go down. Young ended the half in style, getting a steal at halfcourt, Daniels giving him the ball back, and knocking down a three to give the Hawks a 62-56 lead.

The Hawks kept the momentum going to start the second half, and it was Risaceher who had the hot start, and this impressive dunk.

Later in the quarter, Risacher put the moves on the Nets and was able to get this left-handed layup to go.

The Nets started to pick things up late in the quarter, which allowed them to get back into the game and they went into the fourth quarter down only one point. The Nets eventually took the lead in the fourth, and they kept it for some time. The Nets increased their lead by as much as 11 until Onyeka Okongwu hit this and-one.

The Hawks started to pick it up, with Young finding Daniels for this easy layup.

Young then called his number and knocked down a three-pointer to cut their deficit to five.

The Hawks got their deficit down to as much as three points in the quarter, but mishaps on defense led the Nets to get easy shots down the stretch, and they walked away with the win.

Young finished with 28 points and 12 assists, Okongwu finished with 21 points and 15 rebounds, Risacher finished with 16 points, and Daniels finished with 14 points, seven assists, and five steals.