Atlanta Hawks (38-38, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (41-35, sixth in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Hawks take on Mikal Bridges and the Brooklyn Nets in Eastern Conference action Friday.
The Nets are 27-21 in conference play. Brooklyn ranks eighth in the Eastern Conference in team defense, allowing only 112.8 points while holding opponents to 46.4% shooting.
The Hawks have gone 24-23 against Eastern Conference opponents. Atlanta has a 17-14 record in games decided by 10 or more points.
The teams meet for the fourth time this season. The Hawks won 129-127 in the last meeting on Feb. 26. Trae Young led the Hawks with 34 points, and Cameron Johnson led the Nets with 27 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bridges is averaging 19.8 points and 3.4 assists for the Nets. Johnson is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Brooklyn.
Dejounte Murray is averaging 20.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.5 steals for the Hawks. Young is averaging 25.5 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 43.6% over the last 10 games for Atlanta.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nets: 4-6, averaging 113.2 points, 41.7 rebounds, 25.2 assists, 6.9 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.7 points per game.
Hawks: 5-5, averaging 123.4 points, 48.4 rebounds, 25.3 assists, 6.0 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.5 points.
INJURIES: Nets: Ben Simmons: out for season (knee).
Hawks: Jalen Johnson: out (hamstring/groin).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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