A nice clash between two of the new protagonists of the Eastern Conference, the Nets led by their recovered star sweetheart Irving / Durant receiving the Hawks, one of the two undefeated that remained in the entire NBA.
The Hawks started better hand in hand with Young and Collins, while the Nets failed to involve their stars in the game and started behind on the scoreboard, until Kyrie got a little fired up, the offense started to flow, the Nets got closer but their problem was behind as they left the first quarter losing 41-38.
The percentage of hits dropped in the second with many relays on both sides, Bogdanovic grabbed the Atlanta offense, although Brooklyn with good income from Prince and Allen went to the front quickly but could not maintain it, the visit went to rest winning by the minimum, 68-67.
The Nets came out better in the third quarter, again with Harris at a high level and within a panorama where the defense was conspicuous by its absence, but again the pair that appeared was Young / Collins for the falcons to regain their flight; with the thrashing and entertaining game that closed the third 104-102 favorable to the state of Georgia.
The exchange of annotations and leadership continued, but Durant began to take command of the game and led the tenant who returned to the front still with a long time to play; As if that were not enough, Irving joined to take on the scoring, but Atlanta did not give in and it was a great game that warned of a closure to rent balconies. Another cold-blooded double from “Uncle Drew” put the Nets ahead by 3 with 30 seconds on the board, Bogdanovic missed the triple and finally Brooklyn was left with the victory and the undefeated Hawks, in figures of 145-141.
The best in Brooklyn were, as almost always, Durant with 33 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists; and Irving with 25 points plus 6 assists, also standing out Joe Harris with 23. In Atlanta Young put 30 plus 11 goals and Collins 30 points with 10 rebounds.
