Atlanta defeated Brooklyn 120-116 behind 30 points and 12 assists from three-time NBA All-Star point guard Trae Young. The Hawks also received an incredible performance off the bench from Onyeka Okongwu, as the 23-year-old forward poured in 28 points on 11/12 shooting.

YES Network on TV. From Brian’s preview: Injuries Bojan Bogdanovic, Trenton Watford, and Day’ron Sharpe are out for the Nets. Cody Zeller, Kobe Bufkin, Seth Lundy, and Dominick Barlow are out for the Hawks.

The Brooklyn Nets will face off against the Atlanta Hawks in an NBA matchup on Wednesday. This prediction includes our best bet of the game.

If there was an MVP of this game on Brooklyn's side, it was far in a way Cam Thomas. Thomas finished with 36 points on 14-of-27 shooting from the field. He also went 7-of-13 from deep. What was so impressive about Thomas was his scoring surge that came late in the game.

The Brooklyn Nets came into Wednesday's game at the Atlanta Hawks hoping to start the season off on the right foot with a win over a tough opponent. Brooklyn and Atlanta have been involved in some exciting matchups over the past couple of years that have produced some wild finishes and it was reasonable to expect the same to happen again.

Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton was ejected from Wednesday's 120-116 loss at the Atlanta Hawks after a flagrant foul 2 in the fourth quarter.