Nets beat Hawks for third win in a row Joe Johnson snapped out of a slump with 23 points against his former team, and the Brooklyn Nets matched a season high with their third consecutive victory, beating the Atlanta Hawks, 91-86, despite the absence of star guard Deron Williams, who sat out because of swelling in his left ankle. Mirza Teletovic scored 16 points and Alan Anderson added 14 while starting in place of the injured Deron Williams for the Nets, who are 2-0 on four-game homestand that finishes with visits from Golden State on Wednesday and Miami on Friday. Paul Millsap scored 16 points for the Hawks, who lost their third in a row to equal their worst stretch of the season. Jeff Teague also had 16 but shot five of 15 from the field. Minnesota 126, at Philadelphia 95: Kevin Love scored 16 of his 26 points in a dominant third quarter, and the Timberwolves ended the 76ers' four-game winning streak.