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 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.