{"id":563326,"date":"2026-04-04T03:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T03:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/563326\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T03:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T03:00:11","slug":"hawks-beat-the-nets-141-107-for-their-4th-straight-win-and-18th-in-20-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/563326\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawks beat the Nets 141-107 for their 4th straight win and 18th in 20 games"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK — – CJ McCollum<\/a> had 25 points and seven assists and the surging Atlanta Hawks<\/a> routed the Brooklyn Nets<\/a> 141-107 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory and 18th in 20 games.<\/p>\n

Fifth in the Eastern Conference at 45-33, the Hawks remained 1 1\/2 games ahead of sixth-place Philadelphia and moved within 3 1\/2 games of fourth-place Cleveland. Atlanta and Cleveland will play a home-and-set next week.<\/p>\n

McCollum was 8 of 12 from the field, hitting 4 of 7 3-pointers.<\/p>\n

Nickeil Alexander-Walker<\/a> added 21 points, and Jalen Johnson<\/a> had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Onyeka Okongwu<\/a> scored 15 points.<\/p>\n

Nic Claxton<\/a> led Brooklyn with 16 points, and Malachi Smith<\/a> had 15. The Nets lost their second straight to fall to 18-59.<\/p>\n

Atlanta scored the first 10 points and led 35-17 with 1:28 left in the first quarter. It was 71-55 at the half, with McCollum scoring 16 points and Johnson 13. McCollum was 4 of 5 from the field in the half, hitting three 3-pointers without a miss.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Hawks: Host New York on Monday night.<\/p>\n

Nets: Host Washington on Sunday.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

AP NBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nba<\/a>br\/]<\/p>\n

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