The Atlanta Hawks (3 - 2) defeated the Brooklyn Nets (2 - 3) 107 - 97 on Wednesday at Philips Arena in Atlanta during game five of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Hawks got off to an extremely quick start in this one, out - scoring the Nets 33 - 16 in the first quarter alone. The Nets were n't going to let that phase them though, and they slowly closed the gap throughout the second quarter and into the third. The Nets then went on a 90 run to start the fourth quarter to bring the score within three points, but the Hawks were able to rebound and hold off the Nets while kicking it into gear late to pull off the 10 - point victory in front of their home crowd. The Hawks now own a 3 - 2 advantage in the series, but they'll head to Brooklyn next, where they dropped both games previously this series. Jeff Teague and Al Horford were two players that really helped the Hawks close this game out down the stretch. Teague finished with 20 points (7 - 14 FG, 3 - 6 3Pt, 3 - 4 FT), eight assists and three steals and he hit a few clutch shots late in the fourth with the Nets closing in. After struggling with his shot over the first three games of this series, Teague has really started to dial it in, considering he's combined for 40 points and 19 assists over his last two games while shooting over 40 percent from the field. Horford, on the other hand, recorded 20 points (10 - 17 FG) of his own, to go along with 15 rebounds and two blocked shots. His 15 rebounds were his best numbers so far in the playoffs and they helped the Hawks secure a 43 - 35 rebounding advantage over the Nets. DeMarre Carroll played a huge factor as well though. Carroll scored a team - high of 24 points (8 - 15 FG, 2 - 5 3Pt, 6 - 8 FT), while also adding seven rebounds and two steals. He's on fire right now as he's scored 20 points or more over his last three playoff games, while shooting over 50 percent from the field in each of those as well. The Nets surprisingly got their biggest production from their bench, as both Alan Anderson and Jarrett Jack were big in leading the Nets back from a large first quarter deficit. Anderson went a ridiculous 9 - for - 11 from the field and 4 - for - 4 from the three - point line to score a team - high of 23 points, to go along with seven rebounds in 32 minutes. It was the most minutes he's seen yet this postseason and he made it count with a very strong performance. Jack, on the other hand, chipped in with 18 points (7 - 13 FG, 2 - 3 3Pt, 2 - 2 FT), six assists and three steals over 32 minutes. The Nets' bench out - scored the Hawks' bench 41 - 16, but their starters did n't do enough to take advantage of the extra help. Brook Lopez has dominated this series, but he shot just 4 - of - 13 from the field Wednesday. He did hit all seven of his free throw attempts though and finished with 15 points, three rebounds and three blocked shots. Joe Johnson chipped in with 18 points (7 - 15 FG, 3 - 8 3Pt, 1 - 2 FT) and nine rebounds as well. These two teams will play game six on Friday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
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