Game ID: 22500130
Atlanta Hawks @ Brooklyn Nets
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BKN 27 24 32 29 112ATL 34 30 30 23 117
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 10/22 · season opener
full strength
BKN availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
BKN availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's restOUT Wolf missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
BKN availability going into 10/27 · back-to-backOUT Traore missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 21 min (93% of 22)
OUT Powell missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Wolf missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 5 min (34% of 16)
OUT Liddell missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 5 min (40% of 13)
NEW Thomas 24 to 30 min over the last 3
BKN availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 3 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Wolf missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Traore back 10/27 after 2, 21 min since (93% of 22)
BACK Etienne back 10/27 after 2, 5 min since (34% of 16)
BACK Liddell back 10/27 after 2, 5 min since (40% of 13)
BKN availability going into 11/02 · 3 days' restOUT Williams missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 20 min (89% of 23)
OUT Powell missed 4 since 10/24, returns tonight: 4 min (22% of 21)
OUT Wolf missed 5 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Traore back 10/27 after 2, 21 min since (93% of 22)
BACK Etienne back 10/27 after 2, 5 min since (34% of 16)
BACK Liddell back 10/27 after 2, 5 min since (40% of 13)
NEW Thomas 24 to 30 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/03 · back-to-backOUT Traore missed 2 since 10/29, returns tonight: 4 min (16% of 22)
OUT Wolf missed 6 since 10/22, returns tonight: 4 min (17% of 21)
OUT Etienne missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 2 since 10/29, returns tonight: 4 min (26% of 13)
BACK Williams back 11/02 after 2, 20 min since (89% of 23)
BACK Powell back 11/02 after 4, 4 min since (22% of 21)
NEW Thomas 24 to 32 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Etienne missed 3 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Williams back 11/02 after 2, 22 min since (94% of 23)
BACK Traore back 10/27 after 2, 12 min since (54% of 22)
BACK Powell back 11/02 after 4, 4 min since (22% of 21)
BACK Wolf back 11/03 after 6, 4 min since (17% of 21)
BACK Liddell back 10/27 after 2, 4 min since (33% of 13)
NEW Thomas 24 to 32 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 2 since 11/03, returns tonight: 27 min (130% of 21)
OUT Etienne missed 4 since 10/29, returns tonight: 5 min (34% of 16)
BACK Williams back 11/02 after 2, 22 min since (98% of 23)
BACK Traore back 10/27 after 2, 12 min since (54% of 22)
BACK Wolf back 11/03 after 6, 4 min since (17% of 21)
BACK Liddell back 10/27 after 2, 4 min since (33% of 13)
NEW Mann 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Martin 19 to 24 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 10/22 · season opener
full strength
ATL availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
ATL availability going into 10/25 · back-to-back
full strength
ATL availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 26 min (105% of 24)
OUT Risacher missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 20 min (93% of 22)
ATL availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restBACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 26 min since (105% of 24)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 20 min since (93% of 22)
NEW Young 28 to 33 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Krejčí missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 1 min (13% of 11)
BACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 25 min since (103% of 24)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 24 min since (110% of 22)
ATL availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Krejčí missed 3 since 10/27, returns tonight: 17 min (78% of 22)
BACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 25 min since (101% of 24)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 24 min since (108% of 22)
BACK Newell back 10/31 after 2, 1 min since (13% of 11)
ATL availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 2 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 25 min since (104% of 24)
BACK Krejčí back 11/02 after 3, 17 min since (78% of 22)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 24 min since (109% of 22)
BACK Newell back 10/31 after 2, 1 min since (13% of 11)
NEW Kennard 20 to 26 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/07 · 2 days' restOUT Young missed 3 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 26 min since (105% of 24)
BACK Krejčí back 11/02 after 3, 14 min since (63% of 22)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 24 min since (110% of 22)
BACK Newell back 10/31 after 2, 1 min since (12% of 11)
NEW Kennard 20 to 26 min over the last 5
10/22 @ CHA 117-136 — BKN notes
BKN lost 117-136. BKN shot 44% (39 of 88) to CHA's 53%, 14 of 40 from three. The glass went 38-50 against them. Claxton led with 17 (8 of 12); Thomas added 15, Dëmin 14. Q3 was theirs, 37-34, the deficit cut from 17 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 102-80 against them. Porter Jr.'s -19 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/24 vs CLE 124-131 — BKN notes
BKN lost 124-131. BKN took 14 more shots (96 to 82), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 51% to CLE's 54%, 19 of 45 from three, and got to the line just 7 times against 28 fouls committed. Thomas led with 33 (12 of 24, 3 of 11 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Porter Jr. added 31, Williams 25. Q4 was theirs, 38-23, the deficit cut from 22 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 108-86 against them. Claxton's -18 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/26 @ SAS 107-118 — BKN notes
BKN lost 107-118. BKN took 9 more shots (87 to 78), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to SAS's 50%, 16 of 50 from three, and got to the line 24 times to SAS's 36. The glass went 34-45 against them. Thomas led with 41 (11 of 25, 5 of 12 from three, 14 of 14 at the line); Porter Jr. added 15, Claxton 10. Q3 was theirs, 33-19, the deficit cut from 21 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 99-74 against them. Claxton's -25 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/27 @ HOU 109-137 — BKN notes
BKN lost 109-137. BKN shot 48% (41 of 86) to HOU's 58%, 15 of 40 from three, and got to the line 18 times to HOU's 26. Mann led with 21 (8 of 11, 3 of 5 from three); Porter Jr. added 18, Sharpe 17. Q2 was theirs, 35-29, the deficit cut from 17 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 108-74 against them. Mann's -24 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/29 vs ATL 112-117 — BKN notes
BKN lost 112-117. BKN shot 45% (40 of 88) to ATL's 47%, 11 of 37 from three. BKN turned it over 16 times to ATL's 8, and ATL turned those into 11 steals. Porter Jr. led with 32 (12 of 20, 4 of 9 from three); Thomas added 19, Claxton 18. Q4 was theirs, 29-23, the deficit cut from 11 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 94-83 against them. They led by as many as 12. Dëmin's -18 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 128, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Thomas at 23 and Porter Jr. at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Williams (2 straight), Powell (4 straight), Wolf (5 straight). 3 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 32 free throws a game; Maxey at 35 and Edgecombe at 21 a game. Without Barlow (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Philadelphia takes 32 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 22 and the arc, Philadelphia at 41 percent from three to Brooklyn's 35. Call it Philadelphia 125, Brooklyn 119.
11/03 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 126, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Porter Jr. at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Traore (2 straight), Wolf (6 straight), Etienne (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Randle at 29 and McDaniels at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Edwards (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 38 percent from three to Brooklyn's 32 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 117 a night to Brooklyn's 126. Call it Minnesota 121, Brooklyn 115.
11/05 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 115, shooting 40 percent and 29 from three, 31 free throws a game; Siakam at 27 and Nesmith at 17 a game. Without Mathurin (5 straight), Nembhard (6 straight), Toppin (4 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 125, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 27 free throws a game; Thomas at 25 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Etienne (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Indiana allowing 115 a night to Brooklyn's 125 and the glass, where Indiana has been plus-1 a night and Brooklyn minus-5. Call it Indiana 120, Brooklyn 113.
11/07 vs DET — 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 109 a night and allowing 122, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 29 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 25 and Thomas at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Powell (2 straight), Etienne (4 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 30 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Duren at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Harris (2 straight), Jenkins (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-4 a night and Brooklyn minus-5 and the defense, Detroit allowing 111 a night to Brooklyn's 122. Call it Detroit 118, Brooklyn 112.
10/22 vs TOR 118-138 — ATL notes
ATL lost 118-138. ATL shot 42% (38 of 90) to TOR's 57%, 10 of 35 from three, and went to the line 37 times to TOR's 29 — 32 points from the stripe to their 24. The glass went 34-54 against them. Johnson led with 22 (7 of 13, 8 of 10 at the line); Young added 22, Porziņģis 20. Q4 was theirs, 31-28, the deficit cut from 23 to 20, but the other 3 periods went 110-87 against them. Okongwu's -19 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/24 @ ORL 111-107 — ATL notes
ATL won 111-107. ATL shot 48% (41 of 85) to ORL's 47%, 8 of 29 from three, and got to the line 28 times to ORL's 37. ATL turned it over 16 times to ORL's 22. Young led with 25 (7 of 18, 1 of 6 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Alexander-Walker added 19, Okongwu 17. The hinge was Q4, 33-21: ATL came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 4. ATL trailed 51-61 at the half and won the second half 60-46. Gueye was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
10/25 vs OKC 100-117 — ATL notes
ATL lost 100-117. ATL shot 41% (35 of 85) to OKC's 46%, 16 of 39 from three. Alexander-Walker led with 17 (6 of 10, 3 of 6 from three); Young added 15, Krejčí 13. Q4 was theirs, 20-18, the deficit cut from 19 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 99-80 against them. Okongwu's -22 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/27 @ CHI 123-128 — ATL notes
ATL lost 123-128. ATL shot 50% (49 of 98) to CHI's 52%, 11 of 32 from three. ATL turned it over 6 times to CHI's 14. The glass went 36-51 against them. Porziņģis led with 27 (11 of 17, 3 of 6 from three); Johnson added 25, Young 21. Q1 was theirs, 35-27, but the other 3 periods went 101-88 against them. They led by as many as 13. Daniels's -15 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/29 @ BKN 117-112 — ATL notes
ATL won 117-112. ATL shot 47% (44 of 93) to BKN's 45%, 13 of 33 from three. ATL turned it over 8 times to BKN's 16. Johnson led with 23 (10 of 16, 1 of 3 from three); Alexander-Walker added 18, Kennard 17. The hinge was Q1, 34-27: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Okongwu was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/02 @ 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 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 30 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Mobley at 20 a game. Without Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 20 and Porziņģis at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Krejčí (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the line, where Cleveland takes 30 free throws a game to Atlanta's 22 and the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 16 times a game to Atlanta's 11. Call it Cleveland 116, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
11/04 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Johnson at 23 and Alexander-Walker at 18 a game. Without Young (2 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 31 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Fra. Wagner at 21 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-4 a night and Atlanta minus-3 and the line, where Orlando takes 31 free throws a game to Atlanta's 24. Call it Atlanta 117, Orlando 116, Orlando keeping it close.
11/07 vs TOR — 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 121 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Johnson at 22 and Alexander-Walker at 18 a game. Without Young (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 21 and Ingram at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 42 percent from three to Atlanta's 36. Call it Atlanta 118, Toronto 116, Toronto keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNBS B. Saraf
CT C. Thomas
DS D. Sharpe
DE Demin
ED E. Dëmin
JW J. Wilson
MP M. Porter Jr.
NC N. Claxton
NC N. Clowney
TM T. Mann
TM T. Martin
ATLDD D. Daniels
JJ J. Johnson
KP K. Porziņģis
KW K. Wallace
LK L. Kennard
MG M. Gueye
NA N. Alexander-Walker
OO O. Okongwu
PO Porzingis
TY T. Young
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
Jalen Johnson and Hawks hold off winless Nets 117-112 after Trae Young exits with knee injury
NEW YORK -- — Jalen Johnson scored 23 points, and the Atlanta Hawks held off the winless Brooklyn Nets 117-112 on Wednesday night after losing star guard Trae Young to a sprained right knee in the first quarter.
Young was hurt when teammate Mouhamed Gueye fell and collided with his knee . The four-time All-Star grabbed the knee in pain after the collision and was soon ruled out for the rest of the game. He had six points in seven minutes.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 18 points, Luke Kennard added 17 and Onyeka Okongwu had 12 points and a season-high 14 rebounds for the Hawks.
Michael Porter Jr . scored a season-high 32 points for the Nets, who fell to 0-5 for the first time since the 2015-16 season, when they lost their first seven games. Cam Thomas scored 19 points on 6-of-20 shooting, and Nic Claxton had 18 points and 12 rebounds.
The Hawks spotted the Nets a 12-0 lead but pulled ahead 20-19 with 5:17 left in the first quarter and never trailed again, although Brooklyn made it close at the end. Two free throws by Porter got the Nets within 115-112 with 1:28 left, and Brooklyn had a chance to draw closer but missed its final five shots.
Kennard, who leads active NBA players in career 3-point shooting percentage, went 4 of 5 from beyond the arc.