Game ID: 22401169
Atlanta Hawks @ Brooklyn Nets
Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BKN 14 31 29 35 109ATL 33 36 34 30 133
ATL @ BKN ScoutingATL @ 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.
BKN availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restBACK Russell back 3/26 after 2, 22 min since (89% of 25)
BACK Evbuomwan back 3/28 after 15, 15 min since (62% of 24)
BACK Etienne back 3/28 after 12, 10 min since (45% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 3/28 after 5, 7 min since (49% of 14)
BACK Whitehead back 3/26 after 11, 17 min since (142% of 12)
BKN availability going into 4/03 · 2 days' restOUT Evbuomwan missed 2 since 3/29, returns tonight: 30 min (128% of 24)
OUT Etienne missed 2 since 3/29, returns tonight: 25 min (116% of 22)
OUT Beekman missed 2 since 3/29, returns tonight: 18 min (131% of 14)
BACK Russell back 3/26 after 2, 25 min since (101% of 25)
BACK Whitehead back 3/26 after 11, 17 min since (139% of 12)
BKN availability going into 4/06 · 2 days' restOUT Clowney missed 2 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Russell back 3/26 after 2, 22 min since (89% of 25)
BACK Evbuomwan back 3/28 after 15, 22 min since (95% of 24)
BACK Etienne back 3/28 after 12, 17 min since (81% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 3/28 after 5, 12 min since (90% of 14)
BACK Whitehead back 3/26 after 11, 19 min since (153% of 12)
BKN availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Wilson missed 2 since 4/03, returns tonight: 21 min (82% of 26)
OUT Clowney missed 3 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 2 since 4/03, out tonight
BACK Evbuomwan back 3/28 after 15, 23 min since (98% of 24)
BACK Etienne back 3/28 after 12, 22 min since (104% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 3/28 after 5, 20 min since (146% of 14)
NEW Lewis 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Whitehead 12 to 19 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Clowney missed 4 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 3 since 4/03, returns tonight: 25 min (116% of 22)
BACK Wilson back 4/08 after 2, 21 min since (82% of 26)
BACK Evbuomwan back 4/03 after 2, 26 min since (111% of 24)
BACK Etienne back 4/03 after 2, 28 min since (128% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 4/03 after 2, 28 min since (206% of 14)
NEW Lewis 14 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Whitehead 12 to 22 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/11 · back-to-backOUT Clowney missed 5 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 4/08 after 2, 23 min since (89% of 26)
BACK Evbuomwan back 4/03 after 2, 27 min since (113% of 24)
BACK Martin back 4/10 after 3, 25 min since (116% of 22)
BACK Etienne back 4/03 after 2, 28 min since (131% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 4/03 after 2, 24 min since (178% of 14)
NEW Lewis 14 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Whitehead 12 to 21 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Clowney missed 6 since 3/31, not on tonight's roster
BACK Wilson back 4/08 after 2, 27 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Evbuomwan back 4/03 after 2, 26 min since (109% of 24)
BACK Martin back 4/10 after 3, 21 min since (94% of 22)
BACK Etienne back 4/03 after 2, 25 min since (115% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 4/03 after 2, 26 min since (189% of 14)
NEW Lewis 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Whitehead 12 to 22 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/02 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 31 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 10 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 3 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 10 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 50 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Plowden back 4/01 after 29, 1 min since (9% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 33 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/05 · 2 days' restOUT Johnson missed 32 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 11 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 4 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 11 since 3/12, returns tonight: 6 min (38% of 16)
OUT Bufkin missed 51 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Plowden back 4/01 after 29, 1 min since (9% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 35 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/06 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 33 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 12 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 5 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 52 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Wallace back 4/05 after 11, 6 min since (38% of 16)
BACK Plowden back 4/01 after 29, 3 min since (26% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 33 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 34 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 13 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 6 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 53 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Wallace back 4/05 after 11, 6 min since (38% of 16)
BACK Plowden back 4/01 after 29, 3 min since (26% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 34 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 35 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 14 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 7 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 3 min (21% of 16)
OUT Bufkin missed 54 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 1 min (12% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 35 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/11 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 36 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 15 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 8 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 55 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Wallace back 4/05 after 11, 5 min since (29% of 16)
BACK Plowden back 4/10 after 2, 1 min since (12% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 36 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 37 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 16 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 9 since 3/27, returns tonight: 37 min (208% of 18)
OUT Bufkin missed 56 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Wallace back 4/05 after 11, 5 min since (29% of 16)
BACK Plowden back 4/10 after 2, 1 min since (12% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 33 min over the last 5
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 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; K. Johnson at 15 and Wilson at 14 a game. Without Clowney (4 straight), Martin (3 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Okongwu at 19 a game. Without Johnson (35 straight), Capela (14 straight), Mathews (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 112 a night to Atlanta's 124. Call it Brooklyn 116, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
3/31 @ DAL 113-109 — BKN notes
BKN won 113-109. BKN shot 43% (39 of 90) to DAL's 48%, 20 of 51 from three, and got to the line 20 times to DAL's 29. Johnson led with 24 (10 of 19, 2 of 8 from three); Russell added 18, Wilson 12. The hinge was Q4, 29-22: BKN came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 4. BKN trailed 58-63 at the half and won the second half 55-46. Wilson was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
4/03 vs MIN 90-105 — BKN notes
BKN lost 90-105. BKN took 11 more shots (89 to 78), but shot 43% to MIN's 50%, 11 of 36 from three, and got to the line 4 times to MIN's 21. BKN turned it over 10 times to MIN's 17. The glass went 34-45 against them. Claxton led with 18 (9 of 10); Whitehead added 17, Evbuomwan 13. Q3 was theirs, 30-28, the deficit cut from 12 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 77-60 against them. Watford's -16 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/06 vs TOR 109-120 — BKN notes
BKN lost 109-120. BKN shot 48% (39 of 82) to TOR's 50%, 10 of 35 from three. BKN turned it over 23 times to TOR's 18, and TOR turned those into 16 steals. Beekman led with 14 (6 of 13, 0 of 4 from three); Whitehead added 13, Lewis 13. Q3 was theirs, 26-21, the deficit cut from 15 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 99-83 against them. Beekman's -26 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/08 vs NOP 119-114 — BKN notes
BKN won 119-114. BKN shot 49% (41 of 83) to NOP's 48%, 17 of 40 from three, and got to the line 24 times to NOP's 31. Watford led with 22 (7 of 8, 2 of 3 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Timme added 16, Whitehead 14. The hinge was Q3, 43-26: a lead of 1 became 18. Watford was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/10 vs ATL 109-133 — BKN notes
BKN lost 109-133. BKN shot 40% (36 of 90) to ATL's 57%, 22 of 52 from three, and got to the line 22 times to ATL's 33. The glass went 41-51 against them. Wilson led with 20 (6 of 10, 6 of 10 from three); Evbuomwan added 18, Etienne 16. Q4 was theirs, 35-30, the deficit cut from 29 to 24, but the other 3 periods went 103-74 against them. Claxton's -27 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/11 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edwards at 34 and Randle at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Evbuomwan at 14 and K. Johnson at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Clowney (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-8 a night and Brooklyn minus-7. Call it Minnesota 117, Brooklyn 108.
4/13 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wilson at 14 and Watford at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Clowney (6 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Towns at 27 and Anunoby at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-1 a night and Brooklyn minus-6 and the defense, New York allowing 109 a night to Brooklyn's 118. Call it New York 113, Brooklyn 109, Brooklyn keeping it close.
4/02 @ DAL 118-120 — ATL notes
ATL lost 118-120. ATL took 14 more shots (97 to 83), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to DAL's 53%, 15 of 39 from three. Young led with 25 (8 of 20, 2 of 9 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Okongwu added 20, Daniels 17. Q2 was theirs, 38-35, but the other 3 periods went 85-80 against them. They led by as many as 11. Krejčí's -18 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 vs NYK 105-121 — ATL notes
ATL lost 105-121. ATL shot 47% (41 of 88) to NYK's 54%, 14 of 45 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 18 fouls committed. Young led with 16 (5 of 15, 3 of 7 from three); Mann added 14, LeVert 14. Q4 was theirs, 25-13, the deficit cut from 28 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 108-80 against them. Okongwu's -27 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/06 vs UTA 147-134 — ATL notes
ATL won 147-134. ATL shot 57% (54 of 95) to UTA's 52%, 22 of 41 from three, and got to the line 20 times to UTA's 28. The glass went 42-32 for them. Okongwu led with 27 (12 of 18, 2 of 5 from three); Young added 23, LeVert 21. The hinge was Q1, 41-28: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Okongwu was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
4/08 @ ORL 112-119 — ATL notes
ATL lost 112-119. ATL shot 45% (40 of 88) to ORL's 50%, 14 of 41 from three, and got to the line 22 times to ORL's 31. ATL turned it over 18 times to ORL's 13, and ORL turned those into 13 steals. Okongwu led with 30 (9 of 17, 4 of 7 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Young added 28, Daniels 15. Q1 was theirs, 31-30, but the other 3 periods went 89-81 against them. LeVert's -11 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 @ BKN 133-109 — ATL notes
ATL won 133-109. ATL shot 57% (48 of 84) to BKN's 40%, 15 of 36 from three, and went to the line 33 times to BKN's 22 — 22 points from the stripe to their 15. The glass went 51-41 for them. Risacher led with 38 (15 of 20, 6 of 11 from three); Young added 24, Okongwu 14. The hinge was Q1, 33-14: from level to 19 ahead, and the lead reached 32. Risacher was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
4/11 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Grimes at 25 and Walker IV at 17 a game. Without Maxey (20 straight), Oubre Jr. (15 straight), Yabusele (2 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 121, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 23 and Okongwu at 19 a game. Without Johnson (36 straight), Capela (15 straight), Mathews (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 40 percent from three to Philadelphia's 30 and the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-4 a night and Philadelphia minus-2. Call it Philadelphia 117, Atlanta 116, Atlanta keeping it close.
4/13 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 119, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 25 and Risacher at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Johnson (37 straight), Capela (16 straight), Mathews (9 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 101, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Wagner at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 101 a night to Atlanta's 119. Call it Orlando 114, Atlanta 113, Atlanta keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNDT D. Timme
DW D. Whitehead
JW J. Wilson
KJ K. Johnson
ML M. Lewis
NC N. Claxton
RB R. Beekman
TE T. Etienne
TE T. Evbuomwan
TM T. Martin
TW T. Watford
ZW Z. Williams
ATLCL C. LeVert
DB D. Barlow
DD D. Daniels
DP D. Plowden
GN G. Niang
KW K. Wallace
KR Krejci
MG M. Gueye
OO O. Okongwu
TM T. Mann
TY T. Young
VK V. Krejčí
ZR Z. Risacher
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
Risacher scores season-high 38 points as Hawks beat Nets 133-109
NEW YORK -- — Zaccharie Risacher scored a season-high 38 points as the Atlanta Hawks routed the Brooklyn Nets 133-109 on Thursday night.
The No. 1 pick in the draft shot 15 for 20 from the field, including 6 for 11 from 3-point range.
Trae Young added 24 points and 12 assists for the Hawks, who shot 57%. Dyson Daniels had 10 points, nine assists, nine rebounds and three steals to raise his NBA-leading total to 226.
Jalen Wilson finished with 20 points for the Nets. Tosan Evbuomwan added 18 points and six rebounds.
The Hawks never trailed and led 69-45 at halftime behind 23 points from Risacher.
Takeaways Hawks: Atlanta is touting Risacher for Rookie of the Year and Daniels for Defensive Player of the Year. A good case could be made for both.
Nets: Brooklyn had won the season series every season since 2017-18 but the loss Thursday allowed Atlanta to win 2-1 this season.
Key moment The Hawks made their first 12 shots in the second quarter, they first time they made that many consecutive field goals since hitting 15 in a row against Cleveland on Feb. 24, 2023.
Key stat Risacher has scored 30 or more in four games, most among this season's rookies. He made at least five 3-pointers in each of them.
Up next The Hawks visit Philadelphia on Friday. The Nets are in Minnesota on Friday.