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Nets escape with narrow win over Hawks to cap strong homestand

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It wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t easy. But it was enough. 
The Nets ground out a 120-116 escape against Atlanta before a sellout crowd of 18,072 at Barclays Center. 
It capped a 6-1 homestand — their longest of the season — and kept Brooklyn (15-12) in fourth place in the Eastern Conference at a season-best three games over .500. 
They survived a 33 points from superstar Trae Young and another 31 from Hawks deadeye Bogdan Bogdanovic, including a 33-footer in the waning seconds. But Brooklyn’s star duo was just as dominant. 
Kevin Durant poured in 34 points, including 18 in the first quarter alone. Kyrie Irving added 33 and a season-high 11 rebounds, albeit with seven turnovers. Though Durant was brilliant early, it was his plays down the stretch in the endgame that decided it. 
The Nets trailed 109-108 after a Young step back. But Durant hit a go-ahead 3-pointer, then — after a Young miss — found Joe Harris for an acrobatic baseline layup and 113-109 edge with just under three minutes to play. 
Then Durant hit a 3-pointer off a Seth Curry kick out that provided the dagger.

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