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 Johnson was 11-of-15 shooting against his former club — including
6-of-8 from 3-point range — as the Nets won for the sixth time in
seven games. Andray Blatche contributed 20 points and a season-best
14 rebounds off the bench, Paul Pierce scored 18 points and Alan
Anderson added 15 for Brooklyn, which shot 58.2 percent from the
field and was 16-of-27 from 3-point range.
Shelvin Mack matched his season high of 17 points, Mike Scott also
scored 17 points and Jeff Teague added 16 for the Hawks, who have
lost five of seven games. Kyle Korver was just 1-of-8 from 3-point
range but his final attempt was good with 8:23 to play to extend his
NBA record of consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer to 108.
Johnson scored 15 first-quarter points, including 10 during a
94-second span late in the stanza, and added 11 more in the second
to provide the Hawks with a 65-53 halftime lead. His only
second-half basket was a 3-pointer to end the third quarter and push
the lead to 99-74.
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The margin was 12 in the third quarter before Atlanta seized
control with an 18-5 burst to make it 96-71. The lead topped out
at 33 in the final quarter before the Hawks’ reserves narrowed
the wide gulf.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Nets are 3-0 in London, having also defeated
the Toronto Raptors twice during the 2010-11 campaign. … Atlanta
made all 22 of its free-throw attempts, led by Teague’s eight. …
Brooklyn PG Deron Williams (ankle) missed his fifth straight
game and 16th of the season.
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