Who's Playing

Brooklyn @ Atlanta

Current Records: Brooklyn 34-25; Atlanta 30-30

What to Know

The Atlanta Hawks need to shore up a defense that is allowing 116.78 points per game before their contest Sunday. Their homestand continues as they prepare to take on the Brooklyn Nets at 3 p.m. ET Feb. 26 at State Farm Arena. The Hawks will be strutting in after a win while Brooklyn will be stumbling in from a loss.

The Cleveland Cavaliers typically have all the answers at home, but this past Friday Atlanta proved too difficult a challenge. Atlanta strolled past Cleveland with points to spare, taking the matchup 136-119. It was another big night for Atlanta's point guard Trae Young, who had 34 points and nine assists.

Meanwhile, the night started off rough for the Nets this past Friday, and it ended that way, too. It's hard to picture a worse defeat than the 131-87 bruising that they suffered against the Chicago Bulls. Brooklyn was in a tough position by the half, with the score already sitting at 63-29. Shooting guard Cameron Thomas (22 points) was the top scorer for Brooklyn.

Atlanta is expected to win this handily, but they should have beaten the Charlotte Hornets Oct. 23 easily too and instead slipped up with a 126-109. In other words, don't count Brooklyn out just yet.

How To Watch

  • When: Sunday at 3 p.m. ET
  • Where: State Farm Arena -- Atlanta, Georgia
  • TV: Bally Sports - Southeast
  • Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $39.77

Odds

The Hawks are a solid 5.5-point favorite against the Nets, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 5.5-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Brooklyn have won 18 out of their last 26 games against Atlanta.

  • Dec 28, 2022 - Brooklyn 108 vs. Atlanta 107
  • Dec 09, 2022 - Brooklyn 120 vs. Atlanta 116
  • Apr 02, 2022 - Atlanta 122 vs. Brooklyn 115
  • Dec 10, 2021 - Brooklyn 113 vs. Atlanta 105
  • Nov 03, 2021 - Brooklyn 117 vs. Atlanta 108
  • Jan 27, 2021 - Brooklyn 132 vs. Atlanta 128
  • Jan 01, 2021 - Atlanta 114 vs. Brooklyn 96
  • Dec 30, 2020 - Brooklyn 145 vs. Atlanta 141
  • Feb 28, 2020 - Atlanta 141 vs. Brooklyn 118
  • Jan 12, 2020 - Brooklyn 108 vs. Atlanta 86
  • Dec 21, 2019 - Brooklyn 122 vs. Atlanta 112
  • Dec 04, 2019 - Brooklyn 130 vs. Atlanta 118
  • Mar 09, 2019 - Brooklyn 114 vs. Atlanta 112
  • Jan 09, 2019 - Brooklyn 116 vs. Atlanta 100
  • Dec 16, 2018 - Brooklyn 144 vs. Atlanta 127
  • Jan 12, 2018 - Brooklyn 110 vs. Atlanta 105
  • Dec 04, 2017 - Brooklyn 110 vs. Atlanta 90
  • Dec 02, 2017 - Atlanta 114 vs. Brooklyn 102
  • Oct 22, 2017 - Brooklyn 116 vs. Atlanta 104
  • Apr 02, 2017 - Brooklyn 91 vs. Atlanta 82
  • Mar 26, 2017 - Brooklyn 107 vs. Atlanta 92
  • Mar 08, 2017 - Atlanta 110 vs. Brooklyn 105
  • Jan 10, 2017 - Atlanta 117 vs. Brooklyn 97
  • Jan 16, 2016 - Atlanta 114 vs. Brooklyn 86
  • Nov 17, 2015 - Brooklyn 90 vs. Atlanta 88
  • Nov 04, 2015 - Atlanta 101 vs. Brooklyn 87