Nets win again in London, beat Hawks

LONDON - The Brooklyn Nets should think about making another franchise move - to London. The Nets improved to 3-0 in regular-season NBA games in the British capital with a 127-110 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday.

Friday, January 17, 2014

Friday Pacers    117 – 89     KnicksRockets    92 - 104     ThunderThursday Wizards    114 – 97     HeatMagic    125 – 128     Bulls76ers    95 – 92    BobcatsCeltics    88 – 83    RaptorsBucks    77 – 82    GrizzliesTimberwolves    108 – 111     KingsPelicans    100 – 103     RocketsSpurs    109 – 105     Utah JazzSuns    121 – 114     L.A. LakersTrail Blazers    108 – 96     CavaliersWarriors    116 – 123     NuggetsL.A. Clippers    129 – 127     MavericksHawks    110 – 127     NetsLONDON - The Brooklyn Nets should think about making another franchise move - to London. The Nets improved to 3-0 in regular-season NBA games in the British capital with a 127-110 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday.Joe Johnson, who spent seven years with the Hawks, led the way for the Nets at the O2 Arena. The Brooklyn guard scored 26 of his game-high 29 points in the first half, and nailed two buzzer-beating 3-pointers.Three years ago, the then-New Jersey Nets played two regular-season games at the same O2 Arena, located on the banks of the River Thames and the venue used for the gold medal basketball game at the 2012 London Olympics. They beat the Raptors in both those games.Last year, the New York Knicks beat the Detroit Pistons in the third regular-season game to be played in London.Andray Blatche added 20 points and 14 rebounds for the Nets, while Paul Pierce contributed 18 points, Alan Anderson 15 and Kevin Garnett 12.Mike Scott and Shelvin Mack, both coming off the bench, led the Hawks with 17 points each. Jeff Teague scored 16 points, Paul Millsap had 13 and Pero Antic 11.