The Brooklyn Nets (23-45) were hoping that they could end their home back-to-back with at least one win given how close they were to beating the Boston Celtics on Saturday. With their matchup against the Atlanta Hawks (32-36) on Sunday,

The Hawks led by 10 in the third quarter, but the Nets had it down to one by the end of the period and outscored Atlanta 31-22 in the fourth. Hawks: Dyson Daniels had five steals to extend his NBA lead and has 24 games with four or more,

In the closing act of a home back-to-back, the Brooklyn Nets played host to the Atlanta Hawks just 24 hours after narrowly falling to the Boston Celtics. Atlanta claimed the lone previous meeting, an opening night 120-116 back-and-fourth bout,