Atlanta faces Brooklyn, looks for 4th straight victory

Brooklyn Nets (2-6, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (6-4, fourth in the Eastern Conference)

Atlanta; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST

LINE: Hawks -6.5; over/under is 224.5

BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta will look to keep its three-game win streak going when the Hawks take on Brooklyn.

Atlanta went 46-36 overall and 27-25 in Eastern Conference play a season ago. The Hawks averaged 118.5 points per game last season, 16.6 on free throws and 43.8 from beyond the arc.

Brooklyn finished 20-62 overall and 14-37 in Eastern Conference games during the 2025-26 season. The Nets allowed opponents to score 115.9 points per game and shoot 49.7% from the field last season.

INJURIES: Hawks: Jock Landale: day to day (hip), Henri Veesaar: out for season (acl), Mouhamed Gueye: out (foot), Asa Newell: out (toe), Keshon Gilbert: out (knee), Jalen Johnson: day to day (ankle).

Nets: Egor Demin: out (leg), Noah Clowney: day to day (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.