Atlanta Hawks vs Brooklyn Nets Box Score on Jan 09, 2019

D'Angelo Russell scored 23 points as the Brooklyn Nets staged their largest comeback of the season and pulled away for a 116-100 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks Wednesday night.

The Nets won for the 13th time in 17 games by rallying from a 19-point deficit in the second quarter. It is their best 17-game stretch since also going 13-4 from March 9-April 8, 2014.

Russell recorded his 19th 20-point game of the season by shooting 11 of 20 from the floor. He scored 16 in the second and third quarters, when the Nets outscored the Hawks 63-42.

DeMarre Carroll added 17 while Spencer Dinwiddie and Joe Harris contributed 16 apiece as the Nets outscored the Hawks 89-54 over the final 33 minutes, shot 45.3 percent and overcame a double-digit deficit for the second time in 17 games this season.

John Collins posted his 16th double-double by matching a career-high with 30 points and getting 14 rebounds, but the Hawks shot 36.4 percent overall and 31.8 percent after taking their 19-point lead. Rookie Trae Young added 17, and former Net Jeremy Lin finished with 16 as Atlanta lost for the fifth time in six games.

Atlanta also committed 22 turnovers a night after turning it over 27 times in a three-point loss at Toronto.

The Hawks constantly attacked the rim in the opening quarter and shot 50 percent to get a 38-23 lead. They took their first double-digit lead at 21-11 on two free throws by Alex Len with 5:41 remaining and took their third 18-point lead on a basket by Young with 38 seconds remaining.

Atlanta took a 46-27 lead on a free throw by Young with about 9 1/2 minutes left in the second quarter, but Brooklyn outscored Atlanta 24-11 the rest of the half and was within 57-51 by halftime.

The Nets continued their charge and took a 66-63 lead on a 3-pointer by Harris with 9:04 left in the third quarter and held an 86-80 lead into the fourth following a 3-point play by Davis with four seconds left. Brooklyn pulled away in the opening minutes of the fourth and took a 107-89 lead on a 3-pointer by Carroll with about four minutes left.

--Field Level Media