After approximately nine minutes of the first quarter, Risacher was out-scoring the entire Nets team by a 13-11 margin, and Brooklyn missed 13 of its first 14 shots to dig a hole that Brooklyn simply could not emerge from on this night.

Zaccharie Risacher set a new career high in scoring on Thursday, leading the Hawks to a key victory in the race to secure the eighth seed.

The Hawks never let go of the gas during this game, and the Nets didn’t have enough to get back into it. Going into the fourth, the Hawks led 103-74. Apparently, the Risacher show continued in the game, and he got his 38th point with a 3-pointer.