The Atlanta Hawks (57 - 19) throttled the Brooklyn Nets (35 - 41) by a score of 131 - 99 to tie the franchise record for wins Saturday at the Philips Arena. Atlanta came into Saturday's game on three days rest and it showed early on against a Brooklyn team that ground out a 114 - 109 victory over Toronto on Friday. The Hawks got off to a torrid start, shooting 64 percent in the first half on their way to putting up 66 points through the first 24 minutes. Brooklyn had a difficult time solving Atlanta's defense, which led to 21 turnovers on the night. The Nets will look to avenge this loss Wednesday when these teams match up again in Brooklyn. Brooklyn had vaulted into seventh place in the East with six straight wins coming into Saturday, but sloppy play against the conference's top team was a recipe for disaster. Brook Lopez cooled off from his recent offensive tear, scoring just 11 points and pulling down six rebounds after a 30 point, 17 rebound performance Friday. One positive that can be taken away is that Brooklyn was able to rest its starters for the fourth quarter, giving them some added down time ahead of Monday's game against Portland. Atlanta had n't been playing its best basketball of late, but looked every bit like the best team in the East on Saturday with a dominant performance. Al Horford was the catalyst on offense with 20 points on 10 - of - 13 shooting in just 21 minutes of action. It was an all - around team effort with 40 assists on 49 made baskets. Eight Hawks connected from three point range, totalling 17 made threes for the game. The lone blemish for the Hawks in this game was Paul Millsap, who suffered a shoulder injury and did not return. The Hawks will look to set a new franchise record for wins Tuesday when they host the Suns.
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