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Hawks look to rebound from disastrous quarter in clash vs. Nets

FLM
Mar 16, 2025

The Atlanta Hawks occasionally run into stumbling blocks while trying to complete their slow climb toward .500.

One of those was a disastrous third quarter at home against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday. The Hawks will attempt to bounce back from a rough showing when they visit the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night.

The Hawks (32-35) are 10-8 since dropping eight straight from Jan. 20-Feb. 1. Before Friday's 121-98 rout by the Clippers, they had won at least four straight games for the third time this season.

Atlanta was outscored 35-8 in the third period on Friday. The Hawks hit 4 of 23 shots from the field, missed all eight 3-point attempts, and allowed 12 points off eight turnovers.

"It was the perfect storm," Atlanta coach Quin Snyder said after his team gave up a 15-2 run to end the third. "We had some open looks from 3, some wide open. We had the ball at the rim and had some layups that danced around the rim and didn't go in. When that's happening, you can't turn the ball over.

Atlanta's Onyeka Okongwu scored 18 points and Trae Young added 17, but Young shot 6 of 18 from the floor and was 2 of 12 in the final three quarters.

"Whatever mindset you have, you hold on to it or you forget about it," Young said. "I don't really care how anyone handles it, as long as they're ready to play against Brooklyn, like I know I will. Everything is fine."

The Nets (22-45) are 1-10 over their past 11 games after winning seven of nine in their best stretch of the season.

Brooklyn's past five losses -- to the Golden State Warriors, Charlotte Hornets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics -- are by a combined 18 points. Unlike the first four defeats when the Nets blew double-digit leads by massively struggling in the first half, they nearly erased an 11-point deficit in the final 2:44 of Saturday's 115-113 home loss to the Celtics when they trailed by 21 in the first half.

The Nets will play the rest of the season without their leading scorer, Cam Thomas, who injured his hamstring for the third time in 2024-25. Without Thomas, Cameron Johnson scored 23 points and Keon Johnson added 21.

Cameron Johnson scored 11 in the fourth quarter and is coming off his second 20-point game in Brooklyn's slide. Keon Johnson had his best game since scoring 25 in a 17-point loss to the Washington Wizards on Feb. 5.

"I can tell these guys that I'm truly proud of the way they played," Brooklyn coach Jordi Fernandez said. "There's no moral victories here, but if that's gonna be our identity, a lot of good things are gonna happen."

The Nets will get Nic Claxton back to their starting lineup after resting him, and they likely will keep getting extended looks at Maxwell Lewis, who was acquired from the Los Angeles Lakers in December for Dorian Finney-Smith. Lewis scored a career-high 15 points while playing 16 minutes off the bench.

--Field Level Media

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3rd Quarter
ATL
Hawks
10
BKN
Nets
8

Time		Play	Score
8:48		Dyson Daniels turnover (traveling)
8:54	+2	Jalen Wilson makes two point driving layup (Cameron Johnson assists)	72-64
9:13		Mouhamed Gueye personal foul (Loose ball) (Cameron Johnson draws the foul)
9:13		Nets defensive rebound
9:13		Zaccharie Risacher misses three point pullup jump shot
9:25	+1	Trae Young makes technical free throw 1 of 1	72-62
9:25		Cameron Johnson technical foul
9:25		Cameron Johnson personal foul (Loose ball) (Mouhamed Gueye draws the foul)
9:25		Hawks offensive rebound
9:26		Trae Young misses two point stepback jump shot
9:40		Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound
9:41		Jalen Wilson misses three point jump shot
10:01	+2	Zaccharie Risacher makes two point running layup (Trae Young assists)	71-62
10:06		Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound
10:07		Cameron Johnson misses two point driving floating jump shot
10:15		Cameron Johnson defensive rebound
10:20		Onyeka Okongwu misses two point cutting layup
10:31	+3	Tyrese Martin makes three point pullup jump shot	69-62
10:43	+2	Zaccharie Risacher makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Dyson Daniels assists)	69-59
10:45		Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound
10:46		Cameron Johnson misses two point driving finger roll layup
11:00	+1	Onyeka Okongwu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-59
11:00	+1	Onyeka Okongwu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-59
11:00		Tyrese Martin shooting foul (Onyeka Okongwu draws the foul)
11:02		Cameron Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Onyeka Okongwu steals)
11:12	+3	Zaccharie Risacher makes three point jump shot (Dyson Daniels assists)	65-59
11:31	+3	Tyrese Martin makes three point jump shot (Jalen Wilson assists)	62-59
11:45		Dyson Daniels turnover (out of bounds lost ball)

2nd Quarter
ATL
Hawks
35
BKN
Nets
23

Time		Play	Score
0:00		End of period
0:00		Dyson Daniels defensive rebound
0:00		Onyeka Okongwu blocks Cameron Johnson's two point driving layup
0:06	+3	Trae Young makes three point running pullup jump shot (Dyson Daniels assists)	62-56
0:10		Trendon Watford turnover (bad pass) (Trae Young steals)
0:23		Tyrese Martin defensive rebound
0:26		Onyeka Okongwu misses three point jump shot
0:32	+2	Trendon Watford makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jalen Wilson assists)	59-56
0:55	+1	Onyeka Okongwu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-54
0:55		Hawks offensive rebound
0:55		Onyeka Okongwu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:55		Trendon Watford shooting foul (Onyeka Okongwu draws the foul)
0:58		Trendon Watford turnover (lost ball) (Onyeka Okongwu steals)
1:23	+3	Georges Niang makes three point running jump shot (Vit Krejci assists)	58-54
1:26		Vit Krejci defensive rebound
1:28		Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:40		Trendon Watford defensive rebound
1:45		Vit Krejci misses three point jump shot
1:51		Tyrese Martin turnover (bad pass) (Onyeka Okongwu steals)
2:16	+2	Onyeka Okongwu makes two point turnaround hook shot (Trae Young assists)	55-54
2:29		Cameron Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
2:29		Cameron Johnson offensive foul (Dyson Daniels draws the foul)
2:39		Nets 60 second timeout
2:39	+2	Dyson Daniels makes two point running dunk	53-54
2:41		Nic Claxton turnover (lost ball) (Dyson Daniels steals)
2:58	+2	Dyson Daniels makes two point cutting layup (Trae Young assists)	51-54
3:13	+1	Trendon Watford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-54
3:13	+1	Trendon Watford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-53
3:13		Onyeka Okongwu shooting foul (Trendon Watford draws the foul)
3:24	+3	Vit Krejci makes three point jump shot (Dyson Daniels assists)	49-52
3:38	+1	Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-52
3:38	+1	Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-51
3:38		Vit Krejci shooting foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul)
3:51	+1	Trae Young makes regular free throw 3 of 3	46-50
3:51	+1	Trae Young makes regular free throw 2 of 3	45-50
3:51	+1	Trae Young makes regular free throw 1 of 3	44-50
3:51		Jalen Wilson shooting foul (Trae Young draws the foul)
3:58		Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound
4:00		Keon Johnson misses two point driving layup
4:20		Georges Niang turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
4:20		Georges Niang offensive rebound
4:22		Vit Krejci misses three point jump shot
4:36		Hawks defensive rebound
4:36		Jalen Wilson misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
4:58	+2	Georges Niang makes two point turnaround hook shot	43-50
5:15		Keon Johnson personal foul (Trae Young draws the foul)
5:18	+1	Keon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-50
5:18	+1	Keon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-49
5:18		Georges Niang shooting foul (Keon Johnson draws the foul)
5:27		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
5:31		Georges Niang misses three point jump shot
5:36		Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound
5:39		Nic Claxton misses two point driving hook shot
5:59	+3	Onyeka Okongwu makes three point jump shot (Terance Mann assists)	41-48
6:08		Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound
6:10		Jalen Wilson misses three point jump shot
6:23		Nic Claxton defensive rebound
6:26		Georges Niang misses three point jump shot
6:37		Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound
6:40		Nic Claxton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:40		Nets offensive rebound
6:40		Nic Claxton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:40		Georges Niang personal foul (Nic Claxton draws the foul)
6:41		Nic Claxton defensive rebound
6:42		Onyeka Okongwu misses two point putback layup
6:44		Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound
6:50		Georges Niang misses two point driving hook shot
7:11	+3	Jalen Wilson makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	38-48
7:23	+1	Terance Mann makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-45
7:23	+1	Terance Mann makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-45
7:23		Nic Claxton shooting foul (Terance Mann draws the foul)
7:30		Hawks offensive rebound
7:33		Georges Niang misses three point jump shot
7:55		Maxwell Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Vit Krejci steals)
8:01		Terance Mann turnover (lost ball) (Maxwell Lewis steals)
8:01		Jump ball. Maxwell Lewis vs. Terance Mann (Maxwell Lewis gains possession)
8:06		Terance Mann offensive rebound
8:07		Onyeka Okongwu misses two point turnaround hook shot
8:19		Georges Niang defensive rebound
8:21		Keon Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:30		Nets delay of game violation
8:30		Nets offensive rebound
8:30		Vit Krejci blocks Cameron Johnson's two point driving layup
8:37	+3	Georges Niang makes three point running jump shot (Vit Krejci assists)	36-45
8:41		Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound
8:43		Onyeka Okongwu blocks Trendon Watford's two point driving dunk
8:54		Trae Young turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
9:06		Hawks 60 second timeout
9:07	+2	Maxwell Lewis makes two point running layup (Cameron Johnson assists)	33-45
9:09		Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound
9:12		Day'Ron Sharpe blocks Trae Young's two point driving layup
9:24	+1	Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-43
9:24	+1	Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-42
9:24		Mouhamed Gueye shooting foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul)
9:41		Zaccharie Risacher turnover (offensive foul)
9:41		Zaccharie Risacher offensive foul (Charge) (Cameron Johnson draws the foul)
9:53	+2	Cameron Johnson makes two point pullup jump shot	33-41
10:10	+2	Zaccharie Risacher makes two point tip layup	33-39
10:10		Zaccharie Risacher offensive rebound
10:16		Day'Ron Sharpe blocks Terance Mann's two point turnaround jump shot
10:33	+1	Trendon Watford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-39
10:33	+1	Trendon Watford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-38
10:33		Zaccharie Risacher shooting foul (Trendon Watford draws the foul)
10:43	+2	Trae Young makes two point driving floating jump shot	31-37
10:59	+1	Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-37
10:59		Dominick Barlow shooting foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul)
10:59	+2	Cameron Johnson makes two point driving floating jump shot	29-36
11:06	+2	Terance Mann makes two point running reverse dunk (Trae Young assists)	29-34
11:10		Trae Young defensive rebound
11:12		Tyrese Martin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:12	+1	Tyrese Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-34
11:12		Zaccharie Risacher shooting foul (Tyrese Martin draws the foul)
11:15		Tyrese Martin defensive rebound
11:18		Terance Mann misses three point running jump shot
11:25		Day'Ron Sharpe turnover (lost ball) (Trae Young steals)
11:41		Cameron Johnson defensive rebound
11:45		Zaccharie Risacher misses three point jump shot

1st Quarter
ATL
Hawks
27
BKN
Nets
33

Time		Play	Score
0:00		End of period
0:00		Hawks offensive rebound
0:00		Trae Young misses three point pullup bank jump shot
0:02		Hawks defensive rebound
0:02		Trendon Watford misses two point driving floating jump shot
0:21		Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound
0:24		Terance Mann misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
0:38	+2	Maxwell Lewis makes two point driving layup (Keon Johnson assists)	27-33
0:56	+1	Trae Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-31
0:56		Hawks offensive rebound
0:56		Trae Young misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:56		Keon Johnson personal foul (Trae Young draws the foul)
1:07	+3	Reece Beekman makes three point jump shot (Day'Ron Sharpe assists)	26-31
1:15		Vit Krejci personal foul (Loose ball) (Day'Ron Sharpe draws the foul)
1:15		Nets offensive rebound
1:17		Dominick Barlow blocks Keon Johnson's two point driving layup
1:39	+1	Georges Niang makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-28
1:39	+1	Georges Niang makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-28
1:39		Day'Ron Sharpe personal foul (Georges Niang draws the foul)
1:56		Trendon Watford turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
2:06		Nets defensive rebound
2:06		Georges Niang misses two point cutting layup
2:17	+2	Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point cutting layup (Trendon Watford assists)	24-28
2:35	+1	Terance Mann makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-26
2:35		Reece Beekman shooting foul (Terance Mann draws the foul)
2:35	+2	Terance Mann makes two point driving floating jump shot	23-26
2:37		Georges Niang defensive rebound
2:40		Day'Ron Sharpe misses two point driving layup
2:59		Nets defensive rebound
2:59		Vit Krejci misses three point jump shot
3:15		Hawks 60 second timeout
3:15		Hawks defensive rebound
3:18		Trendon Watford misses three point jump shot
3:38	+1	Dyson Daniels makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-26
3:38		Hawks offensive rebound
3:38		Dyson Daniels misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:38		Trendon Watford shooting foul (Dyson Daniels draws the foul)
3:53	+2	Jalen Wilson makes two point turnaround bank jump shot	20-26
4:10	+2	Terance Mann makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	20-24
4:19	+3	Trendon Watford makes three point jump shot (Day'Ron Sharpe assists)	18-24
4:38		Zaccharie Risacher turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
4:45	+2	Trendon Watford makes two point driving layup	18-21
4:56		Tyrese Martin defensive rebound
4:59		Dyson Daniels misses two point floating jump shot
5:06		Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound
5:09		Tyrese Martin misses three point jump shot
5:28	+2	Onyeka Okongwu makes two point turnaround hook shot (Dyson Daniels assists)	18-19
5:40	+2	Tyrese Martin makes two point pullup jump shot (Jalen Wilson assists)	16-19
6:04		Nets defensive rebound
6:06		Mouhamed Gueye misses three point jump shot
6:15		Nets turnover (shot clock violation)
6:15		Nets offensive rebound
6:16		Tyrese Martin misses three point jump shot
6:41	+3	Trae Young makes three point jump shot (Mouhamed Gueye assists)	16-17
6:43		Mouhamed Gueye offensive rebound
6:46		Zaccharie Risacher misses three point jump shot
7:00	+3	Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jalen Wilson assists)	13-17
7:12		Nets 60 second timeout
7:13	+2	Mouhamed Gueye makes two point cutting dunk (Trae Young assists)	13-14
7:23		Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound
7:25		Mouhamed Gueye blocks Tyrese Martin's two point driving layup
7:48	+1	Onyeka Okongwu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-14
7:48	+1	Onyeka Okongwu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-14
7:48		Tyrese Martin shooting foul (Onyeka Okongwu draws the foul)
7:53		Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound
7:57		Keon Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot
8:01		Jalen Wilson offensive rebound
8:04		Cameron Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot
8:19		Nets defensive rebound
8:19		Zaccharie Risacher misses three point running jump shot
8:24		Cameron Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Dyson Daniels steals)
8:42	+2	Zaccharie Risacher makes two point running layup (Dyson Daniels assists)	9-14
8:46		Keon Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Dyson Daniels steals)
8:56		Dyson Daniels turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
9:03	+1	Jalen Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-14
9:03		Trae Young shooting foul (Jalen Wilson draws the foul)
9:03	+2	Jalen Wilson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nic Claxton assists)	7-13
9:26	+2	Trae Young makes two point driving layup	7-11
9:37	+3	Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Keon Johnson assists)	5-11
9:45		Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Nic Claxton steals)
9:49		Zaccharie Risacher defensive rebound
9:52		Mouhamed Gueye blocks Keon Johnson's two point driving layup
10:10	+2	Trae Young makes two point driving layup	5-8
10:20	+3	Jalen Wilson makes three point running jump shot (Tyrese Martin assists)	3-8
10:26		Keon Johnson defensive rebound
10:28		Trae Young misses two point driving floating jump shot
10:53	+3	Keon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Nic Claxton assists)	3-5
11:11	+3	Zaccharie Risacher makes three point jump shot (Trae Young assists)	3-2
11:29	+2	Nic Claxton makes two point cutting layup (Cameron Johnson assists)	0-2
11:41		Tyrese Martin defensive rebound
11:44		Dyson Daniels misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:44		Hawks offensive rebound
11:44		Dyson Daniels misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:44		Keon Johnson shooting foul (Dyson Daniels draws the foul)
11:45		Keon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Dyson Daniels steals)
12:00		Onyeka Okongwu vs. Nic Claxton (Tyrese Martin gains possession)

Dyson Daniels turnover (traveling)