Game Thread: Brooklyn @ Hawks -- 2/26/23

[Jamaaliver]

Nets try to bounce back in Atlanta vs. the Hawks



The Brooklyn Nets showed up to work on Friday night against the Chicago Bulls, but they didn’t put up a fight and got walloped by 44 points.

The Atlanta Hawks find themselves in a position where they need to fight to get out of the play-in bracket. They are currently eighth in the Eastern Conference after they steamrolled the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.

So, the good thing about the NBA is you can bounce back from an embarrassing loss pretty quickly. As an example, when the Nets gave up 153 points to the Sacramento Kings earlier this season, they came back with one of their better wins of the season against the Portland Trailblazers their next time out. The key for everyone is to throw Friday’s game in the junk and don’t let it linger.

That will start with a much better effort on the glass. Chicago won the rebounding matchup by 26, and that helped doom Brooklyn. On the few occasions they did get stops, the Bulls still took advantage as they grabbed 12 offensive rebounds. Nic Claxton will have his hands full dealing with the Atlanta duo of Clint Capela and Onyeka Okongwu. OO filled in admirably while Capela was out, but has returned to his regular role on the bench. Capela has been great for the team over the years and he will try to deter the Nets when they drive to the basket.

Player to watch: Trae Young

When you’re the franchise player, we come knocking on your door when the head coach gets fired. Just ask Kevin Durant. This is the unenviable position Young finds himself in after he and Nate McMillan reportedly had disagreements between one another. With McMillan, all eyes turn to Young and he is expected to step up and play a lot better. He’s averaging a touch under 27 points a game, which is good for 11th in the NBA. However, his shooting percentages are down across the board and are the worst since his rookie season. As it happens, he’s getting to the rim at the lowest rate of his career and his percentage of shots inside of three feet has decreased each year he’s been in the NBA. Atlanta has a lot of work to do...

Brooklyn -- SB Nation

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[Jamaaliver]

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[HMFFL]

Hawks not showing up in the second half.
John Collins is having a good game so far. Feed him!

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Our offense is trying to play 5-out in the 4Q with Onyeka in the corner -- to terrible effect. No movement, late, lazy screens.

We have a bad system still...

[HMFFL]

Join Collins was hot early in and we don't give him the ball. He had two attempts in the second half.

We need to figure out who the third option truly is on our team.

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[jayu70]

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Oh sooo close

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[HMFFL]

I will take the nail biting win.

Fast Break Points:
Brooklyn 28
Atlanta 8

Points in the Paint:
Brooklyn 44
Atlanta 50

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[jayu70]

Prunty with the dig at his old boss

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[Jamaaliver]

Trae needed this.

The team needed this.

The organization needed this weekend to go as well as it did. Kudos to Prunty.

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[DirtybirdGA]

Someone go get trae's immature ass, no need to get in beefs with radio hosts.

[Jamaaliver]

Someone go get trae's immature ass, no need to get in beefs with radio hosts.

The kid is an embarrassment.

Trae needs to deactivate his Twitter for a while and hire a publicist.

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[D21]

Ohhh...
Why doing that in a weekend like this with two W and a great coach signing

[jayu70]

Fan perspective of the game winner!

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