Game ID: 22501122
Atlanta Hawks @ Brooklyn Nets
Friday, April 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BKN 25 30 30 22 107ATL 35 36 27 43 141
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 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Clowney missed 3 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 8 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Agbaji back 3/16 after 3, 17 min since (103% of 16)
BACK Wilson back 3/18 after 2, 25 min since (159% of 16)
NEW Minott 19 to 25 min over the last 3
NEW Liddell 13 to 19 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Clowney missed 4 since 3/20, returns tonight: 24 min (89% of 27)
OUT Wolf missed 2 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 9 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 3/18 after 2, 25 min since (155% of 16)
NEW Saraf 21 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Minott 19 to 25 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Wolf missed 3 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 10 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/27 after 4, 24 min since (89% of 27)
BACK Wilson back 3/23 after 2, 23 min since (146% of 16)
NEW Powell 21 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Saraf 21 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Minott 19 to 27 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Wolf missed 4 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 11 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/27 after 4, 22 min since (81% of 27)
BACK Wilson back 3/23 after 2, 23 min since (146% of 16)
NEW Powell 21 to 28 min over the last 4
NEW Minott 19 to 27 min over the last 3
BKN availability going into 4/03 · 2 days' restOUT Wolf missed 5 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 12 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/27 after 4, 21 min since (79% of 27)
BACK Wilson back 3/23 after 2, 20 min since (124% of 16)
NEW Powell 21 to 28 min over the last 4
NEW Minott 19 to 26 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Wolf missed 6 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 13 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/27 after 4, 21 min since (78% of 27)
NEW Powell 21 to 28 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Wolf missed 7 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 14 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/27 after 4, 21 min since (78% of 27)
NEW Powell 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Liddell 13 to 20 min over the last 3
BKN availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT Wolf missed 8 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 15 since 3/10, out tonight
NEW Powell 21 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Saraf 21 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Etienne 16 to 21 min over the last 4
NEW Liddell 13 to 20 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Claxton missed 3 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 3 since 4/05, not on tonight's roster
OUT Wolf missed 9 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 16 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Agbaji missed 2 since 4/07, out tonight
NEW Powell 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Saraf 21 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Wilson 16 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Etienne 16 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Liddell 13 to 24 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 6 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 12 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 3/25 after 2, 42 min since (119% of 35)
BACK Koloko back 3/23 after 4, 7 min since (59% of 11)
ATL availability going into 3/28 · back-to-backOUT Dennis missed 7 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 2 since 3/25, returns tonight: 11 min (99% of 11)
OUT Newell missed 13 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 3/25 after 2, 39 min since (112% of 35)
ATL availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 8 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 14 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 3/25 after 2, 39 min since (109% of 35)
BACK Koloko back 3/23 after 4, 9 min since (79% of 11)
NEW Landale 19 to 25 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 9 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 15 since 3/01, returns tonight: 3 min (25% of 11)
BACK Johnson back 3/25 after 2, 38 min since (108% of 35)
BACK Koloko back 3/23 after 4, 9 min since (79% of 11)
NEW Landale 19 to 28 min over the last 3
ATL availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Kispert missed 2 since 3/30, returns tonight: 15 min (87% of 17)
OUT Dennis missed 10 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 2 since 3/30, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 11)
BACK Johnson back 3/25 after 2, 37 min since (105% of 35)
BACK Newell back 4/01 after 15, 3 min since (25% of 11)
NEW Landale 19 to 26 min over the last 3
ATL availability going into 4/06 · 2 days' restOUT Dennis missed 11 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Kispert back 4/03 after 2, 15 min since (87% of 17)
BACK Koloko back 3/28 after 2, 8 min since (68% of 11)
BACK Newell back 4/01 after 15, 4 min since (36% of 11)
ATL availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 12 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Kispert back 4/03 after 2, 15 min since (87% of 17)
BACK Koloko back 3/28 after 2, 8 min since (68% of 11)
BACK Newell back 4/01 after 15, 4 min since (36% of 11)
ATL availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 13 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 8 min (72% of 11)
BACK Kispert back 4/03 after 2, 11 min since (64% of 17)
ATL availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 14 since 3/16, returns tonight: 27 min (231% of 12)
OUT Koloko missed 3 since 4/06, returns tonight: 21 min (191% of 11)
BACK Kispert back 4/03 after 2, 10 min since (60% of 17)
BACK Newell back 4/01 after 15, 5 min since (48% of 11)
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 101 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Williams at 15 and Minott at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Wolf (5 straight), Sharpe (12 straight). 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Johnson at 24 and Alexander-Walker at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Kispert (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been minus-0 a night and Brooklyn minus-12 and the arc, Atlanta at 38 percent from three to Brooklyn's 31. Call it Atlanta 116, Brooklyn 110.
3/25 @ GSW 106-109 — BKN notes
BKN lost 106-109. BKN took 13 more shots (81 to 68), but shot 48% to GSW's 53%, 12 of 33 from three, and got to the line 21 times to GSW's 36. BKN turned it over 17 times to GSW's 26. The glass went 27-43 against them. Williams led with 19 (6 of 11, 6 of 7 at the line); Wilson added 15, Saraf 14. Q1 was theirs, 30-25, but the other 3 periods went 84-76 against them. They led by as many as 13.
3/27 @ LAL 99-116 — BKN notes
BKN lost 99-116. BKN took 26 more shots (96 to 70), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to LAL's 54%, 10 of 39 from three, and got to the line 15 times to LAL's 42. Minott led with 18 (6 of 12, 4 of 9 from three); Williams added 16, Claxton 16. Q2 was theirs, 29-26, the deficit cut from 5 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 90-70 against them. Mann's -16 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/29 vs SAC 116-99 — BKN notes
BKN won 116-99. BKN shot 49% (42 of 85) to SAC's 43%, 17 of 41 from three. Agbaji led with 18 (6 of 11, 2 of 6 from three); Traore added 17, Powell 16. The hinge was Q1, 31-18: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 27. Agbaji was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
3/31 vs CHA 86-117 — BKN notes
BKN lost 86-117. BKN shot 38% (28 of 73) to CHA's 47%, 7 of 35 from three. The glass went 30-47 against them. Minott led with 14 (5 of 12, 1 of 7 from three); Johnson added 11, Powell 10. Q2 was theirs, 27-23, the deficit cut from 17 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 94-59 against them. Clowney's -23 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/03 vs ATL 107-141 — BKN notes
BKN lost 107-141. BKN shot 49% (39 of 79) to ATL's 57%, 12 of 28 from three. BKN turned it over 18 times to ATL's 13, and ATL turned those into 11 steals. Claxton led with 16 (7 of 10); Smith added 15, Traore 13. Q3 was theirs, 30-27, the deficit cut from 16 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 114-77 against them. Powell's -25 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 vs WAS — 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 103 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Williams at 13 and Minott at 12 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Wolf (6 straight), Sharpe (13 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 136, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Riley at 21 and Vukcevic at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Whitmore (56 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 116 a night to Washington's 136 and the turnovers, Brooklyn giving it away 16 times a game to Washington's 11. Call it Brooklyn 119, Washington 114.
4/07 vs MIL — 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 106 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Traore at 14 and Minott at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Wolf (7 straight), Sharpe (14 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ryan at 18 and Trent Jr. at 16 a game. Without Porter Jr. (10 straight), Portis (7 straight), Trent Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 43 percent from three to Brooklyn's 33 and the glass, where Milwaukee has been minus-2 a night and Brooklyn minus-9. Call it Milwaukee 114, Brooklyn 113, Brooklyn keeping it close.
4/09 vs IND — 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 105 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Traore at 14 and Minott at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Claxton (2 straight), Williams (2 straight), Wolf (8 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 123, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 28 and Potter at 13 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Sheppard (2 straight), McConnell (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 112 a night to Indiana's 123 and the glass, where Indiana has been minus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-9. Call it Brooklyn 115, Indiana 114, Indiana keeping it close.
4/10 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Dieng at 18 and Ryan at 17 a game. Without Porter Jr. (12 straight), Turner (2 straight), Kuzma (2 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Liddell at 16 and Minott at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Claxton (3 straight), Williams (3 straight), Wolf (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been minus-2 a night and Brooklyn minus-13 and the arc, Milwaukee at 40 percent from three to Brooklyn's 31. Call it Milwaukee 115, Brooklyn 109.
3/27 @ BOS 102-109 — ATL notes
ATL lost 102-109. ATL shot 39% (34 of 87) to BOS's 47%, 15 of 42 from three. ATL turned it over 4 times to BOS's 15. The glass went 35-52 against them. Johnson led with 29 (9 of 21, 5 of 11 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); McCollum added 21, Alexander-Walker 20. Q1 was theirs, 29-26, but the other 3 periods went 83-73 against them. They led by as many as 16. Risacher's -17 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/28 vs SAC 123-113 — ATL notes
ATL won 123-113. ATL shot 51% (45 of 89) to SAC's 48%, 16 of 41 from three, and went to the line 22 times to SAC's 13 — 17 points from the stripe to their 11. Alexander-Walker led with 27 (7 of 14, 4 of 9 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Johnson added 26, McCollum 22. The hinge was Q2, 39-24: ATL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 16. Johnson was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/30 vs BOS 112-102 — ATL notes
ATL won 112-102. ATL shot 47% (43 of 92) to BOS's 41%, 15 of 38 from three, and got to the line 15 times to BOS's 26. Okongwu led with 20 (7 of 14, 4 of 10 from three); Johnson added 20, Daniels 18. The hinge was Q3, 36-22: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Kuminga was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
4/01 @ ORL 130-101 — ATL notes
ATL won 130-101. ATL shot 51% (47 of 92) to ORL's 40%, 15 of 37 from three. The glass went 51-37 for them. Alexander-Walker led with 32 (11 of 16, 5 of 9 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Johnson added 18, Okongwu 16. The hinge was Q2, 47-26: ATL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 18, and the lead reached 31. Alexander-Walker was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
4/03 @ BKN 141-107 — ATL notes
ATL won 141-107. ATL shot 57% (51 of 90) to BKN's 49%, 20 of 39 from three. ATL turned it over 13 times to BKN's 18. McCollum led with 25 (8 of 12, 4 of 7 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Alexander-Walker added 21, Johnson 18. The hinge was Q4, 43-22: a lead of 13 became 34. Okongwu was the night's best plus/minus at +37.
4/06 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 23 and Johnson at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 22 and Anunoby at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Atlanta plus-0. Call it Atlanta 116, New York 112, New York keeping it close.
4/08 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 52 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Harden at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Tyson (9 straight), Wade (7 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 27 and Johnson at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 42 percent from three to Cleveland's 34 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 106 a night to Cleveland's 117. Call it Cleveland 118, Atlanta 117, Atlanta keeping it close.
4/10 vs CLE — 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 108, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 26 and Johnson at 18 a game. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Harden at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Tyson (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Atlanta allowing 108 a night to Cleveland's 118 and the line, where Cleveland takes 27 free throws a game to Atlanta's 20. Call it Atlanta 119, Cleveland 116, Cleveland keeping it close.
4/12 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 130, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jaquez Jr. at 19 and Adebayo at 19 a game. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 26 and McCollum at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Atlanta allowing 108 a night to Miami's 130 and the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-5 a night and Miami minus-2. Call it Atlanta 121, Miami 119, Miami keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLAN A. Newell
BH B. Hield
CH C. Houstan
CK C. Kispert
CK C. Koloko
CM C. McCollum
DD D. Daniels
GV G. Vincent
JJ J. Johnson
JK J. Kuminga
KW K. Wallace
MG M. Gueye
NA N. Alexander-Walker
OO O. Okongwu
ZR Z. Risacher
BKNBS B. Saraf
CJ C. Johnson
DP D. Powell
JM J. Minott
MS M. Smith
NC N. Claxton
NC N. Clowney
NT N. Traore
TM T. Mann
TS T. Scott
ZW Z. Williams
ATL/BKN 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
Hawks beat the Nets 141-107 for their 4th straight win and 18th in 20 games
NEW YORK -- — CJ McCollum had 25 points and seven assists and the surging Atlanta Hawks routed the Brooklyn Nets 141-107 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory and 18th in 20 games.
Fifth in the Eastern Conference at 45-33, the Hawks remained 1 1/2 games ahead of sixth-place Philadelphia and seventh-place Toronto and moved within 3 1/2 games of fourth-place Cleveland. Atlanta and Cleveland will play a home-and-set next week.
McCollum was 8 of 12 from the field, hitting 4 of 7 3-pointers.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 21 points, and Jalen Johnson had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Onyeka Okongwu scored 15 points.
Nic Claxton led Brooklyn with 16 points, and Malachi Smith had 15. The Nets lost their second straight to fall to 18-59.
Atlanta scored the first 10 points and led 35-17 with 1:28 left in the first quarter. It was 71-55 at the half, with McCollum scoring 16 points and Johnson 13. McCollum was 4 of 5 from the field in the half, hitting three 3-pointers without a miss.