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Spencer Dinwiddie , The Canadian Pressadded 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Brooklyn Nets held off the Atlanta Hawks 114-112 on Saturday night for their third straight win.
The Nets moved into a tie for sixth place in the Eastern Conference despite missing a staggering 21 free throws to give the Hawks a chance at the end. Afterdribbled down the clock and passed to 42-year-oldfinished with 33 points and a career-high 20 rebounds for Atlanta, and Young had a triple-double with 23 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds.
Young and Collins combined to score 27 points in the fourth to keep Atlanta close. Young hit a pair of free throws with 5:11 left gave Atlanta its first lead since the first quarter, but Brooklyn never trailed again afterThe Nets improved to 17-5 since Dec. 7 in games in which the margin has been five points or fewer in the final five minutes.Brooklyn took its first lead at 13-12 on Russell's straightaway 3, and their second when Dinwiddie's bank shot made it 22-21.
They aggressively went to the rim in the first half, resulting in 23 free throws, but Brooklyn missed eight times from the foul line to set the tone for an even worse second half.missed the game for personal reasons. Since scoring 22 points against Washington on Feb. 27, Napier sat on the bench for two games and averaged six minutes and one point in two other games. ... Fwas sidelined a third straight game with back soreness.
Hawks: Began the game averaging 123.1 points since the All-Star break, best in the NBA, and were first in 3-pointers. ...Nets: Host Detroit on Monday before playing their next seven on the road.
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