Atlanta Hawks at Brooklyn Nets
· National Basketball AssociationHawks beat the Nets 141-107 for their 4th straight win and 18th in 20 games
Fifth in the Eastern Conference at 45-33, the Hawks remained 1 1/2 games ahead of sixth-place Philadelphia and seventh-place Toronto and moved within 3 1/2 games of fourth-place Cleveland. Atlanta and Cleveland will play a home-and-set next week.
McCollum was 8 of 12 from the field, hitting 4 of 7 3-pointers.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 21 points, and Jalen Johnson had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Onyeka Okongwu scored 15 points.
Nic Claxton led Brooklyn with 16 points, and Malachi Smith had 15. The Nets lost their second straight to fall to 18-59.
Atlanta scored the first 10 points and led 35-17 with 1:28 left in the first quarter. It was 71-55 at the half, with McCollum scoring 16 points and Johnson 13. McCollum was 4 of 5 from the field in the half, hitting three 3-pointers without a miss.
Nets: Host Washington on Sunday.
Regular Season Series
ATL wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 141 - 107 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 141 - 107 |
| 4th 4.2 |  |
Ben Saraf bad pass turnover (Keaton Wallace steals) | 141 - 107 |
| 4th 13.1 |  |
Caleb Houstan makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot (Asa Newell assists) | 141 - 107 |
| 4th 26.6 | |
Keaton Wallace defensive rebound | 139 - 107 |
Statistics
 ATL |
 BKN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 51-90 | FG | 39-79 |
| 57 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 20-39 | 3PT | 12-28 |
| 51 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 19-24 | FT | 17-20 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 36 | Assists | 24 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 35 |
| 26 | Fast Break Points | 26 |
| 56 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fouls | 21 |
| 34 | Largest Lead | 0 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 99 | Percent Led | 0 |
Brooklyn Nets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nolan Traore, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| Nic Claxton, C | Out | Apr 11 |
| Ziaire Williams, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Noah Clowney, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Terance Mann, G | Out | Apr 11 |
Atlanta Hawks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Keshon Gilbert, G | Out | Apr 22 |
| Jock Landale, C | Out | Apr 16 |
Game Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 17,548 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
46 | 36 | .561 | - | L1 |
 Orlando |
45 | 37 | .549 | 1 | L1 |
 Charlotte |
44 | 38 | .537 | 2 | W1 |
 Miami |
43 | 39 | .524 | 3 | W2 |
 Washington |
17 | 65 | .207 | 29 | L10 |
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
- | 26 | W2 | 0.68292683 | 56 |
 New York |
3 | 29 | L1 | 0.64634144 | 53 |
 Toronto |
10 | 36 | W1 | 0.5609756 | 46 |
 Philadelphia |
11 | 37 | W2 | 0.5487805 | 45 |
 Brooklyn |
36 | 62 | L3 | 0.24390244 | 20 |
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