Zaccharie Risacher’s career-high leads Hawks to 133-109 win vs. Nets

Incroyable!

The Atlanta Hawks were in Brooklyn on Thursday evening to take on the Nets in the first game of a back-to-back.

With three games left in the season, the Hawks are trying to win out so they can clinch the No. 8 seed in the Play-In tournament. Meanwhile, the Nets are still giving their young players a chance to develop going into the offseason.

The last time these two teams faced off, the Nets got the win at home, and the Hawks were looking to make sure that didn’t happen again.

The Hawks started off strong and led 10-1, thanks to Zaccharie Risacher getting out on the break like this.

Risacher continued his strong quarter, this time with a crafty layup on a fast break once again.

Later on in the quarter, he knocked down his second 3-pointer and extended the Hawks’ lead. The Nets couldn’t get much going on offense, and going into the second quarter, the Hawks led 33-14.

Risacher kept his hot streak going to start the second quarter, knocking down yet another 3-pointer.

The Hawks continued to pile the points on in the second quarter, even though the Nets found a little more of a groove. Just like how the Hawks kept running up the score, Risacher kept running up his point total with an array of finishing moves.

Vit Krejci went to the upper room on this drive-by dunk on the baseline.

Trae Young got in his bag down the stretch of the first half and went with a behind-the-back move to drop his defender and get the easy layup. Going into halftime, the Hawks led 69-45.

The Hawks came out and had fun in the second half, and all of it included Risacher, who knocked down two early 3-pointers. Young then connected with Risacher on this between the leg alley-oop.

Later on in the third, Young dropped a deep 3-pointer.

The Hawks never let go of the gas during this game, and the Nets didn’t have enough to get back into it. Going into the fourth, the Hawks led 103-74. Apparently, the Risacher show continued in the game, and he got his 38th point with a 3-pointer.

Unfortunately, Risacher was not able to get to 40 points, but the Hawks were able to get the win.

Risacher finished the game with 38 points, Young finished with 24 points and 12 assists, and Okongwu finished with 14 points and 15 rebounds.

The Hawks will be back in action tomorrow against the Philadelphia 76ers.