Aldridge set a season high with three blocked shots. He played 41 minutes, his fifth game in the last six logging at least 39. Nets: Nash acknowledged he worries about the toll of excessive minutes logged by the 32-year-old Harden. Danilo Gallinari answered with a 3 to give Atlanta the lead entering the final period. Thomas added another 3 to give Brooklyn its first lead of the half, 89-88. Thomas, coming off a season-high 18 points against Houston, had three 3s in the period, including one that tied it at 86-all. The Hawks led 73-62 early in the third period. The Hawks couldn't complete the comeback. Harden had four points in the run.Ītlanta answered with seven straight points, including a 3-pointer and another basket by Young, to pull to within 103-102. Durant's jumper sparked an 8-0 run that gave the Nets a 103-95 lead. There were three ties early in the final period, including at 95-all. John Collins had 20 points and Kevin Huerter added 19 for the Hawks. Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge, who had 15 points, were rested in Wednesday night's 114-104 loss at Houston. The Nets, protecting their slim lead over Chicago for the best record in the Eastern Conference, improved to 8-0 following losses this season. Harden had 20 points and 11 assists for Brooklyn, which is 2-0 against Atlanta this season. I've got to do a better job of making shots in the fourth." "They played better defense in the fourth. "We both played good defense," Young said. Young led Atlanta with 31 points but made 2 of 7 shots from the field in the fourth. "It was just a good lineup to finish the game," Durant said. With the 6-foot-11 Claxton sharing the defensive load on Atlanta point guard Trae Young, the Hawks made only 6 of 22 shots in the final period. I think it just elevates our level of play at that end of the floor so much." "It really gives us a great bullpen, so to speak.
"They're both so versatile," Nash said of Thomas and Claxton.
Another backup, Nic Claxton, added four points and four rebounds while providing valuable defense as most of his minutes came in the final quarter. Rookie Cam Thomas sank three 3-pointers while scoring 11 points off Brooklyn's bench. New Jersey trailed 91-89 before outscoring Atlanta 24-14 in the final period. Durant scored 31 points, including a go-ahead jumper midway through the fourth quarter, and the Nets proved to be resilient once again, beating the Hawks 113-105 on Friday night.
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