NEW YORK -- The Brooklyn Nets (26-54) are nearing the end of a season that has been taxing in multiple ways, especially since the team returned from the All-Star Break. With their third-to-last game being against the Atlanta Hawks (38-42), Brooklyn had the chance to lock in and win in front of their fans the way they did on Tuesday, but they lost the chance early on.
The Nets lost to the Hawks133-109 after a first quarter that saw Atlanta win the period 33-14 thanks to a combination of Brooklyn shooting poorly and rookie Zaccharie Risacher going off for 13 of his 38 points in the period. Jalen Wilson led the way for the Nets with 20 points, four rebounds, and three assists off the bench while Tosan Evbuomwan contributed 18 points, six rebounds, and three assists to the cause.
While Trae Young had a good game with 24 points and 12 assists, Risacher stole the show with the way that he was scoring in what could have been his bid to possibly win the Rookie of the Year award. With that being said, here are three Nets takeaways from Thursday's loss to the Hawks:
Jalen Wilson
Wilson had one of his better games in some time as he couldn't miss from three-point range against a Hawks defense that did not get the memo about how well he was shooting the ball. Wilson's three-point shot has not been that effective this season (32.7%), but when he is making those shots, Brooklyn's offense benefits in a huge way and that shooting allows him to get to the other parts of his game.
Wilson was also able to generate four three-throws as he was able to use the threat of his three-pointer to get by his man and get to the basket like he tends to do when he is run off the three-point line. Not only did Wilson rebound the ball like he usually does, but he also made some nice passes after drawing attention on the fastbreak and during his drives into the paint.
Here's what Wilson had to say about how he remained ...
