Nets 108-107 Hawks

Kevin Durant scored 26 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 108-107, Wednesday night. Brooklyn (23-12) has won 14 of its last 15 games. The Nets have won ten straight games twice in franchise history, in 2005 and 2006. Brooklyn’s winning streak is the longest in the NBA this season.

Yuta Watanabe’s layup with 0.1 seconds remaining in the third period gave the Nets a 81-80 lead, and they never lost it. In the third, Kevin Durant made two free throws and Brooklyn never trailed again. Kyrie Irving scored eight consecutive points early in the fourth quarter, and the Nets led by 10 at the time. The Hawks called timeout with 0.1 seconds left when Murray air balled a 27-footer. He also missed a layup from the baseline with 50.6 seconds to go.