New Jersey Nets Vs Atlanta Hawks NBA Live Preview
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The New Jersey Nets may be on their way to setting the NBA record for futility, but they’ve been competitive well into the fourth quarter in each of their past four losses.
Atlanta (42-23) trails Orlando by 3 1/2 games in the Southeast but is only two behind the Magic in the loss column, leaving plenty of opportunity to make up ground over the season’s final month.
Three games in the next four days and five in the next week give the Hawks an opportunity to gather some momentum. They bounced back from consecutive losses by winning 105-99 at Washington on Thursday, then came home and shot a season-high 63.0 percent in a 112-99 rout of Detroit on Saturday.
Atlanta led by as many as 28 points in the first half, but let the Pistons close to within nine in the fourth quarter before answering with an 11-4 run.
New Jersey’s backcourt, though, is keeping the team competitive. Devin Harris(notes) averaged 23.6 points on the trip, while Courtney Lee(notes) has scored 19.0 points per game since returning from a sprained left ankle.
The Nets are 4-5 when Lee scores 21 points or more and 2-44 when he has 20 or fewer.
Atlanta’s Jamal Crawford(notes) has averaged 26.1 points in his last seven games against the Nets. He scored 29 in 24 minutes in the 30-point win in January.
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