Tue 6 Nov 2007
Jefferson’s 25 leads Nets over Hawks 87-82
Posted by Sujeet under Main
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Neither the New Jersey Nets or the Atlanta Hawks shot the ball especially well tonight.? However, the Nets got another strong effort from point guard Jason Kidd, who was only one point and one?rebound from a consecutive triple-double, as he and forward Richard Jefferson led the Nets to a 87-82 win over the Atlanta Hawks Tuesday.
The Nets finished with 43% shooting for the night while the Hawks fared worse, shooting 38%.? The aforementioned Jefferson led the Nets with 25 points; Kidd finisished with 9 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists and swingman Antoine Wright came off the bench to chip in 15.? The Hawks had 4 players in double-figurees, led by both guard-forward Josh Smith and G/F Josh Cildress off the bench with 18 points apiece; G Joe Johnson chipped in 15.? New Jersey (3-1) next play on Thursday against the Washington Wizards while Atlanta (1-2) return home to host the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.
