NBA Twitter reacts to Nets’ 120-116 win over the Atlanta Hawks
The Brooklyn hosted the Atlanta Hawks on Friday at the Barclays Center and won 120-116. The Nets are now 1-0 in the four-game regular season series.
It was a battle of the stars in this game as Kevin Durant had 34 points and five assists while Kyrie Irving had 33 points and 11 rebounds for the Nets. Trae Young had 33 points and nine assists while Bogdan Bogdanovic had 31 points and three assists off the bench for the Hawks.
Neither team played much defense in this one as both teams shot at least 49.5 from the field. However, Brooklyn led the assists battle 30-21 and that allowed the Nets to generate better shots throughout the contest.
Both teams had at least 18 turnovers in a close-but-sloppy game and Atlanta outscored Brooklyn in the paint 62-48. With the Nets being up by as many as 12 points in the game, having Durant and Irving down the stretch made the difference in this matchup.
Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to the Nets’ win over the Hawks:
TJ Warren with a spinning turnaround jumper. Warren has 7 points on 3/3 shooting from the field. Nice to see given his two year absence. #NetsWorld
— Kristian Winfield (@Krisplashed) December 10, 2022
The #Nets clinging to a 68-64 lead at the break. Brooklyn shot .659 percent, their best in a first half so far this season. Kevin Durant and Trae Young going back-and-forth with 22 points each. #Hawks
— Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) December 10, 2022
20 turnovers in less than 3 quarters is insane
— Matt Brooks (@MattBrooksNBA) December 10, 2022
The Nets close out this homestand 6-1 after finishing off the Hawks. KD closes with 34 points, 5 assists and four rebounds. Kyrie had 33 points and 11 rebounds in 39 minutes. It was ugly at times, as evidenced by 21 turnovers, but the Nets did what they needed to do in the end.
— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) December 10, 2022
KD last 12 games:
30 PPG
7 RPG
6 APG
60 FG%9-3 record. pic.twitter.com/UneMBIVbtg
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 10, 2022
Final: Nets beat the Hawks 120-116 to close the homestand out at 6-1. Only loss was to Boston. Kevin Durant had 33, Kyrie had 33 and T.J. Warren had 14. Five Nets in double-figures. Back-to-back tomorrow in Indy. Ben is out. Yuta is back. Will KD rest, too?
— Alex Schiffer (@Alex__Schiffer) December 10, 2022
Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and T.J. Warren tonight:
81 points
31/54 shootingThree bucket getters. pic.twitter.com/MOoF0qaKzC
— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) December 10, 2022
It wasn’t comfortable but it’s ended in a solid win for the Nets.
The Nets bump up to 15-12 on the year and now hold a 14-4 record vs. Hawks since the start of 2017-18. Thats the best record in the league vs. Hawks in that time period.
Next up: Pacers in Indy tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/OI60prCi9g
— Chris Milholen (@CMilholenSB) December 10, 2022
