Thursday was fan appreciation night at Barclays Center. They didn’t have much to cheer about. The young, shorthanded Nets struggled to keep up with the Atlanta Hawks from start to finish, losing 133-109 in a game where they never led and trailed by as many as 32 points.

Hawks 133, Nets 109. The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Brooklyn Nets, 133-109. The Atlanta Hawks move to 38-42, while the Brooklyn Nets fall to 26-54. Zaccarie Risacher t

The Atlanta Hawks and the Brooklyn Nets are getting ready to tip off tonight's game and both teams have just announced their starting lineups: Hawks: G- Trae

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Piling up points is not necessarily the problem for the Atlanta Hawks. Stopping their opponents is another story.

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