November 8, 2026 at 6:01 AM UTC

Postgame Report

Sharpe's 12-10-13 Triple-Double Isn't Enough as Hawks Beat Nets 124-121 With a 36-Point Fourth

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Brooklyn center Day'Ron Sharpe scored 12, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished 13 assists in Atlanta, but the Nets let a seven-point lead after three quarters slip away.

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Day'Ron Sharpe, a center who scored only 12 points, finished with 10 rebounds and 13 assists Saturday night in Atlanta, and Brooklyn still lost 124-121. The Nets carried a 95-88 lead into the fourth quarter. The Hawks then scored 36 to Brooklyn's 26 and took the game by three.

Jalen Johnson led Atlanta with 30 points on 11-of-17 shooting, along with 7 rebounds and 6 assists in 36 minutes. He had been listed probable after three games out with a left ankle sprain. Aaron Wiggins scored 20 off the bench, hitting five of his 13 three-point tries. Nickeil Alexander-Walker also had 20.

Michael Porter Jr. led Brooklyn with 25 points and 9 rebounds. Julius Randle added 19 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Nolan Traore, starting in the backcourt, scored 19 on 8-of-10 shooting, and Mikel Brown Jr. had 18 off the bench. The Nets started fast, leading 37-27 after one. Atlanta's 39-point second quarter cut that to 70-66 at the half.

Brooklyn won the third 25-22 to rebuild its cushion, but the fourth went to Atlanta by ten. The Nets fall to 2-7, a night after their first home win of the season over Charlotte, and now continue a four-game road trip. Both teams were playing the second night of a back-to-back.

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