The Atlanta Hawks (30-30, 16-12 Home) will try to slow down one of the league’s top shooting teams when they play host to the Brooklyn Nets (34-25, 16-14 Away) on Sunday. Brooklyn was blown out by the Chicago Bulls 131-87 at United Center on Friday, their fourth loss in a row away from home.
With 22 points, Cam Thomas was the top scorer in defeat. Seth Curry added 19 points, three assists, and two rebounds. The Nets are fifth in the Eastern Conference. Atlanta got the win on Friday at State Farm Arena, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 136-119.
Trae Young had 34 points and nine assists to lead the team. The Hawks are eighth in the Eastern Conference. This marks the final meeting of the season between the teams.
After taking both of the previous season meetings against Atlanta, the last of which was a 108-107 victory at State Farm Arena in December 2022, Brooklyn will be looking for a season sweep.
Kyrie Irving led the Nets with 28 points, while Kevin Durant added 26 points, 16 rebounds, and eight assists. Dejounte Murray had 24 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists in the losing effort. Nic Claxton and Thomas, averaging 12.7 and 11.1 points per game, respectively, are leading the Nets in scoring this season.
Claxton also has grabbed 9.0 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Ben Simmons is dishing 5.8 assists per game. Young has been the primary provider of the Hawks’ offense, averaging 26.9 points per game. He has the 10th-best scoring average in the NBA. Young also has tallied 10.2 assists per game, second-most in the league.
Clint Capela has collected 11.2 rebounds per game. The Nets rank as one of the NBA’s most accurate field goal shooting teams, second-best at 50.0%. The Nets have found tremendous success in recent trips to State Farm Arena, winning eight of the last 10.
Brooklyn is 4-6 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -7.9 (109.3-117.2). Atlanta has split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 120.3 points per game on average while holding opponents to 117.9 (+2.4 margin).
NETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Cam Thomas: 21.0 | 14.3 | +6.7
Nic Claxton: 15.0 | 23.4 | -8.4
Points per game:
Cam Thomas: 16.4 | 11.1 | +5.3
Nic Claxton: 7.0 | 12.7 | -5.7
Rebounds per game:
Dorian Finney-Smith: 6.4 | 4.9 | +1.5
Nic Claxton: 6.5 | 9.0 | -2.5
Assists per game:
Ben Simmons: 3.3 | 5.8 | -2.6
HAWKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Bogdan Bogdanovic: 14.2 | 20.7 | -6.5
Points per game:
Bogdan Bogdanovic: 9.6 | 14.4 | -4.8
Rebounds per game:
John Collins: 2.3 | 7.1 | -4.7
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Atlanta Hawks (-200)
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