Game ID: 22300227
Brooklyn Nets @ Atlanta Hawks
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
ATL 45 32 23 31 16 147BKN 33 34 28 36 14 145
ATL vs BKN ScoutingATL vs BKN Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
ATL availability going into 11/14 · 2 days' restOUT Mathews missed 2 since 11/09, returns tonight: 2 min (11% of 15)
OUT Gueye missed 5 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 5 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 6 since 10/30, returns tonight: 13 min (120% of 11)
OUT Mills missed 9 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 11/09 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 15)
ATL availability going into 11/15 · back-to-backOUT Fernando missed 2 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 6 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 6 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 10 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Mathews back 11/04 after 5, 3 min since (21% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 11/14 after 6, 13 min since (120% of 11)
ATL availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Fernando missed 3 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 7 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 7 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 11 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Mathews back 11/14 after 2, 2 min since (11% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 11/14 after 6, 13 min since (120% of 11)
ATL availability going into 11/21 · 3 days' restOUT Fernando missed 4 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 2 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 8 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 8 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 2 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 12 since 10/25, out tonight
ATL availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Fernando missed 5 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 3 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 9 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 9 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 3 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 13 since 10/25, out tonight
ATL availability going into 11/25 · 2 days' restOUT Fernando missed 6 since 11/11, returns tonight: 5 min (32% of 15)
OUT Mathews missed 4 since 11/15, returns tonight: 14 min (96% of 15)
OUT Gueye missed 10 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 10 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 4 since 11/15, returns tonight: 9 min (84% of 11)
OUT Mills missed 14 since 10/25, returns tonight: 5 min (46% of 11)
ATL availability going into 11/26 · back-to-backOUT Gueye missed 11 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 11 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 11/25 after 6, 5 min since (32% of 15)
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 14 min since (96% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 11/25 after 4, 9 min since (84% of 11)
BACK Mills back 11/25 after 14, 5 min since (46% of 11)
ATL availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT Gueye missed 12 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 12 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 11/25 after 6, 5 min since (32% of 15)
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 14 min since (96% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 11/25 after 4, 9 min since (84% of 11)
BACK Mills back 11/25 after 14, 5 min since (46% of 11)
ATL availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 13 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 13 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 11/25 after 6, 4 min since (29% of 15)
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 9 min since (61% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 11/25 after 4, 7 min since (60% of 11)
BKN availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 8 since 10/27, returns tonight: 28 min (94% of 30)
OUT Simmons missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 9 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 4 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 11/10 after 7, 25 min since (92% of 28)
BACK Brooks back 11/10 after 2, 19 min since (186% of 10)
NEW Finney-Smith 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW O'Neale 24 to 31 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Thomas missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 10 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 4 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 5 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Claxton back 11/12 after 8, 28 min since (94% of 30)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 11/10 after 7, 30 min since (109% of 28)
BACK Brooks back 11/10 after 2, 19 min since (186% of 10)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 31 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/16 · 1 day's restOUT Thomas missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 4 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 11 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 5 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 6 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 2 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Claxton back 11/12 after 8, 24 min since (82% of 30)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 11/10 after 7, 30 min since (108% of 28)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 30 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/19 · 2 days' restOUT Thomas missed 4 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 5 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 12 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 6 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 7 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 3 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Claxton back 11/12 after 8, 25 min since (83% of 30)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 11/10 after 7, 29 min since (106% of 28)
BKN availability going into 11/22 · 2 days' restOUT Thomas missed 5 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 6 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 13 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 7 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 8 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 4 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Claxton back 11/12 after 8, 24 min since (82% of 30)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 11/10 after 7, 29 min since (104% of 28)
NEW Walker IV 17 to 22 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/25 · 2 days' restOUT Thomas missed 6 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 7 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 14 since 10/25, returns tonight: 3 min (16% of 16)
OUT Wilson missed 8 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 9 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 5 since 11/12, returns tonight: 4 min (42% of 10)
BACK Claxton back 11/12 after 8, 27 min since (90% of 30)
BKN availability going into 11/26 · back-to-backOUT Thomas missed 7 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 8 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 9 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 10 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 11/25 after 14, 3 min since (16% of 16)
BACK Brooks back 11/25 after 5, 4 min since (42% of 10)
BKN availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT Thomas missed 8 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 9 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 4 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 10 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 11 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 11/25 after 14, 3 min since (16% of 16)
BACK Brooks back 11/25 after 5, 4 min since (43% of 10)
NEW Walker IV 17 to 23 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Thomas missed 9 since 11/10, returns tonight: 25 min (79% of 31)
OUT Simmons missed 10 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 5 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 11 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 12 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Brooks back 11/25 after 5, 4 min since (43% of 10)
NEW Dinwiddie 31 to 36 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 127, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Murray at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Fernando (5 straight), Mathews (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Bridges at 20 and Walker IV at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Thomas (5 straight), Simmons (6 straight), Clowney (13 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 112 a night to Atlanta's 127 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-7 a night and Atlanta plus-0. Call it Atlanta 119, Brooklyn 117, Brooklyn keeping it close.
11/14 @ DET 126-120 — ATL notes
ATL won 126-120. ATL shot 52% (45 of 87) to DET's 52%, 12 of 33 from three. Murray led with 32 (11 of 21, 1 of 4 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Bey added 19, Bogdanović 17. The hinge was Q1, 38-29: from level to 9 ahead.
11/15 vs NYK 114-116 — ATL notes
ATL lost 114-116. ATL shot 55% (41 of 75) to NYK's 48%, 12 of 31 from three, and went to the line 26 times to NYK's 11 — 20 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 30-42 against them. Bogdanović led with 28 (8 of 15, 4 of 11 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Johnson added 18, Bey 16. Q2 was theirs, 34-24, the deficit cut from 11 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 92-80 against them. Capela's -21 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 vs PHI 116-126 — ATL notes
ATL lost 116-126. ATL shot 45% (40 of 89) to PHI's 49%, 12 of 33 from three. Young led with 22 (5 of 14, 2 of 6 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Johnson added 18, Bey 17. Q2 was theirs, 32-27, the deficit cut from 6 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 99-84 against them. Murray's -18 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/21 vs IND 152-157 — ATL notes
ATL lost 152-157. ATL shot 60% (57 of 95) to IND's 61%, 15 of 31 from three. The glass went 39-29 for them. Young led with 38 (13 of 17, 5 of 8 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Murray added 28, Bogdanović 26. Q2 was theirs, 46-39, but the other 3 periods went 118-106 against them. They led by as many as 20. Hunter's -11 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/22 vs BKN 147-145 — ATL notes
ATL won 147-145 in 1 overtime. ATL shot 44% (51 of 116) to BKN's 49%, 18 of 49 from three. Young led with 43 (12 of 31, 8 of 16 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); Hunter added 25, Murray 20. The hinge was Q1, 45-33: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Bogdanović was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/25 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 128, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Kuzma at 23 and Poole at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 133, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Young at 30 and Murray at 21 a game. Without Fernando (6 straight), Mathews (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been minus-2 a night and Washington minus-10 and the line, where Atlanta takes 28 free throws a game to Washington's 18. Call it Atlanta 126, Washington 123, Washington keeping it close.
11/26 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 133 a night and allowing 130, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; Young at 29 and Bogdanović at 19 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 111 a night to Atlanta's 130 and the arc, Atlanta at 41 percent from three to Boston's 34. Call it Boston 121, Atlanta 117, Atlanta keeping it close.
11/28 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Garland at 20 and Allen at 17 a game. Without Wade (3 straight), Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 130, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Young at 32 and Bogdanović at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 116 a night to Atlanta's 130 and the line, where Atlanta takes 25 free throws a game to Cleveland's 19. Call it Cleveland 120, Atlanta 119, Atlanta keeping it close.
11/30 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 121, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Vassell at 20 and Wembanyama at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. 3 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 130, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Young at 31 and Bogdanović at 19 a game. Without Johnson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 39 percent from three to San Antonio's 31 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 121 a night to Atlanta's 130. Call it Atlanta 122, San Antonio 119, San Antonio keeping it close.
11/12 vs WAS 102-94 — BKN notes
BKN won 102-94. BKN shot 38% (37 of 98) to WAS's 38%, 12 of 49 from three. BKN turned it over 18 times to WAS's 12, and WAS turned those into 14 steals. The glass went 66-42 for them. Bridges led with 27 (11 of 29, 2 of 14 from three); Johnson added 14, Dinwiddie 12. The hinge was Q1, 30-15: from level to 15 ahead. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/14 vs ORL 124-104 — BKN notes
BKN won 124-104. BKN shot 54% (46 of 85) to ORL's 44%, 19 of 39 from three. Dinwiddie led with 29 (10 of 18, 5 of 10 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Bridges added 21, Johnson 20. The hinge was Q4, 36-18: a lead of 2 became 20. BKN trailed 57-60 at the half and won the second half 67-44. Dinwiddie was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/16 @ MIA 115-122 — BKN notes
BKN lost 115-122. BKN shot 47% (40 of 85) to MIA's 52%, 14 of 36 from three. BKN turned it over 14 times to MIA's 9, and MIA turned those into 8 steals. Bridges led with 23 (6 of 15, 2 of 6 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Walker IV added 23, Johnson 16. Q4 was theirs, 32-27, the deficit cut from 12 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 95-83 against them. O'Neale's -22 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/19 vs PHI 99-121 — BKN notes
BKN lost 99-121. BKN shot 47% (38 of 81) to PHI's 47%, 11 of 28 from three. BKN turned it over 15 times to PHI's 4, and PHI turned those into 8 steals. Walker IV led with 26 (9 of 17, 6 of 11 from three); Bridges added 18, Dinwiddie 12. Q4 was theirs, 28-27, the deficit cut from 23 to 22, but the other 3 periods went 94-71 against them. Johnson's -28 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/22 @ ATL 145-147 — BKN notes
BKN lost 145-147 in 1 overtime. BKN shot 49% (55 of 113) to ATL's 44%, 15 of 35 from three. Bridges led with 45 (16 of 31, 2 of 6 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Dinwiddie added 26, C. Johnson 23. Q3 was theirs, 28-23, the deficit cut from 10 to 5, but the other 4 periods went 124-117 against them.
11/25 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Bridges at 27 and Dinwiddie at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Thomas (6 straight), Simmons (7 straight), Smith Jr. (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 103, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 22 free throws a game; Adebayo at 22 and Butler III at 22 a game. Without Herro (8 straight), Jović (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-8 a night and Miami minus-2 and the defense, Miami allowing 103 a night to Brooklyn's 118. Call it Brooklyn 113, Miami 112, Miami keeping it close.
11/26 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 22 free throws a game; Bridges at 26 and Dinwiddie at 18 a game. Without Thomas (7 straight), Simmons (8 straight), Smith Jr. (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; LaVine at 24 and DeRozan at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-3 a night and Chicago minus-4 and the arc, Brooklyn at 42 percent from three to Chicago's 36. Call it Brooklyn 115, Chicago 110.
11/28 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Bridges at 25 and Dinwiddie at 17 a game. Without Thomas (8 straight), Simmons (9 straight), Smith Jr. (4 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Schröder at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Freeman-Liberty (15 straight), Young (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the line, where Toronto takes 27 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 21 and the arc, Brooklyn at 42 percent from three to Toronto's 37. Call it Brooklyn 117, Toronto 115, Toronto keeping it close.
11/30 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Bridges at 25 and Dinwiddie at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Thomas (9 straight), Simmons (10 straight), Smith Jr. (5 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 17 free throws a game; Ball at 28 and Bridges at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Richards (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-2 a night and Charlotte minus-4. Call it Brooklyn 120, Charlotte 112.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNCJ C. Johnson
DF D. Finney-Smith
DS D. Sharpe
LW L. Walker IV
MB M. Bridges
NC N. Claxton
RO R. O'Neale
SD S. Dinwiddie
TW T. Watford
ATLBB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Capela
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Murray
JJ J. Johnson
OO O. Okongwu
SB S. Bey
TY T. Young
BKN/ATL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Trae Young scores season-high 43 points, Hawks outlast Nets 147-145 in overtime
ATLANTA -- — Trae Young scored a season-high 43 points, including 14 in overtime, and the Atlanta Hawks outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 147-145 on Wednesday in their second shootout in two nights.
A night after falling 157-152 to the Indiana Pacers , the Hawks showed no fatigue. Atlanta led 45-33 after one quarter and Young had 19 points and six 3-pointers, the most he has made in any period in his career.
“I want to impose my will on the game as much as I can when I go out and play,” Young said.
De’Andre Hunter had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and scored nine straight points for the Hawks in the fourth quarter. Clint Capela finished with 14 points and 15 rebounds as Atlanta snapped a three-game losing streak and got back to .500.
Mikal Bridges tied a career high with 45 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Nets. He had 11 points in overtime.
Young's 15-footer with 17 seconds left gave the Hawks the lead for good at 144-143. Onyeka Okongwu had a key blocked shot of Bridges' layup with 7 seconds left that kept Atlanta in front, and Lonnie Walker IV shot an airball on a 17-footer at the buzzer for the Nets.
“We gave up a lot of points, but when it mattered, we got some big stops,” Hawks coach Quin Snyder said.
The Nets, without injured starters Ben Simmons and Cam Thomas , and key reserve Dennis Smith Jr ., have lost three straight.
Young forced overtime when he hit one of two free throws with a second to play after he was fouled on a drive by Spencer Dinwiddie . That tied the game at 131. Bridges missed a fallaway at the buzzer to end regulation.
“When I have a chance to put my team ahead and win the game, you don’t want to let your teammates down,” Young said. “You try to make up for it. I just wanted to be aggressive (in overtime) and not be the reason why we lost.”
Cam Johnson had 21 points for the Nets, making five 3-pointers. His tip-in with 3.3 seconds left in regulation gave the Nets a 131-130 lead before Young's free throw.
Nic Claxton had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Nets before fouling out in overtime. Dinwiddie had 26 points and 12 assists.
UP NEXT
Nets: Host the Heat on Saturday in the first of a five-game homestand.
Hawks: At the Wizards on Saturday in the first of a five-game road trip.