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Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray, left, dribbles against Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, in Atlanta.
AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr
The Nets battled back from an 18-point deficit, but the Atlanta Hawks broke Brooklyn’s heart in the end with a 129-127 win on Sunday afternoon.
It was Trae Young that broke the hearts of Nets fans with a last-second buzzer-beater to secure the win for the Hawks on a day when Cam Johnson put up 27 points and Brooklyn showed plenty of grit after an ugly loss in Chicago two nights prior. The loss was the Nets’ second consecutive since resuming play after the all-star break and their fourth in their last five games.
“I think we solved some problems or we got a few answers tonight,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said. “We’ll continue to get more answers as we go forward. I thought we were more physical and aggressive in our defensive stance and how we put our hands on people. We were just more aggressive at the end of the day and that allowed us to get some stops and get out in transition.
“Get some really good looks from the field and it all started from our defensive stance.”
While the Nets don’t have a closer as they did with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving on the roster, but Cam Johnson did his best to will Brooklyn to a win with a 27-point effort, which was the third-highest-scoring performance of his career. Still, it wasn’t enough in…
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