LAS VEGAS -- The Brooklyn Nets (1-1) came into Saturday's game against the Atlanta Hawks (2-0) with the hope of winning their second game in as many days, despite being without Egor Demin and Mikel Brown Jr. Brooklyn still had the rest of the roster available to go against Kingston Flemings and the Hawks, but they let go of the rope in the fourth quarter.
The Nets lost to Atlanta 83-76 thanks to the Hawks winning the fourth quarter 26-16 thanks to the contributions of players like Kobe Johnson and Zuby Ejiofor. Brooklyn had some standouts in this matchup as center Chaney Johnson went off for 20 points, 10 rebounds, and five steals while forward Danny Wolf had 20 points and five rebounds.
For the Hawks, Johnson finished with 17 points, seven rebounds, and four ******* ists coming off the bench while Ejiofor had 13 points and six rebounds. The Nets shot just 8% from behind the three-point line so it was not their strongest long-range shooting game and they also turned the ball over 21 times, allowing Atlanta to keep getting out in transition to score easy baskets.
Here are the Nets player grades following Saturday's loss to the Hawks:
With Egor Demin and Mikel Brown Jr. not playing in this game, there were plenty of ball-handling reps for Saraf to take advantage of and he did a good job of facilitating the offense. Saraf was not particularly efficient on the offensive end as he had his fair share of struggles finishing at the rim, but he was able to get to the free-throw line multiple times and played solid defense as well.
The Nets lost to Atlanta 83-76 thanks to the Hawks winning the fourth quarter 26-16 thanks to the contributions of players like Kobe Johnson and Zuby Ejiofor. Brooklyn had some standouts in this matchup as center Chaney Johnson went off for 20 points, 10 rebounds, and five steals while forward Danny Wolf had 20 points and five rebounds.
For the Hawks, Johnson finished with 17 points, seven rebounds, and four ******* ists coming off the bench while Ejiofor had 13 points and six rebounds. The Nets shot just 8% from behind the three-point line so it was not their strongest long-range shooting game and they also turned the ball over 21 times, allowing Atlanta to keep getting out in transition to score easy baskets.
Here are the Nets player grades following Saturday's loss to the Hawks:
With Egor Demin and Mikel Brown Jr. not playing in this game, there were plenty of ball-handling reps for Saraf to take advantage of and he did a good job of facilitating the offense. Saraf was not particularly efficient on the offensive end as he had his fair share of struggles finishing at the rim, but he was able to get to the free-throw line multiple times and played solid defense as well.
3 months ago
