ATLANTA -- — Trae Young had 30 points, Onyeka Okongwu added a career-high 28 and the Atlanta Hawks opened the season with a 120-116 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.

Young, who also had 12 assists, sealed it with a pair of free throws with two seconds remaining.

Okongwu made 11 of 12 shots from field and all six free throws to eclipse his previous best of 22 points.

Cam Thomas led the Nets with 36 points, but it wasn't enough to prevent a loss for Jordi Fernández in his NBA head coaching debut.

Atlanta's Jalen Johnson, coming off a $150 million contract extension, had 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Zaccharie Risacher, the first overall pick in the NBA draft, made his first shot from 3-point range but finished with just seven points on 2-of-8 shooting for the Hawks.

Takeaways

Nets: Thomas should be able to put up some big numbers for a rebuilding team that doesn't have a whole lot of weapons.

Hawks: Dyson Daniels, the No. 8 pick in 2022, didn't do much in his first two seasons with the New Orleans Pelicans. But the Australian guard showed signs of turning things around with the Hawks. He had 15 points and five steals on Wednesday.

Key moment

Brooklyn's Nic Claxton was ejected with 8:03 remaining when he delivered a clothesline shot to Daniels' neck while the Hawks guard was driving for a layup.

Daniels hopped up quickly and went after Claxton among the fans behind the hoop. No punches were thrown, but the incident seemed to fire up the Hawks.

Key stat

The Hawks struggled much of the night at the foul line, finishing 33 of 46 and squandering chance after chance to extend their lead.

Up next

Nets: Travel to Orlando to face the Magic on Friday night.

Hawks: Host the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.

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Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Ben Simmons vs. Clint Capela (Jalen Johnson gains possession)	0	0
11:41	De'Andre Hunter makes 25-foot three pointer	3	0
11:26	Ben Simmons bad pass (Clint Capela steals)	3	0
11:18	Dyson Daniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)	6	0
11:04	Cam Thomas misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	6	0
11:01	Ben Simmons offensive rebound	6	0
10:55	Cameron Johnson makes dunk (Ben Simmons assists)	6	2
10:48	Clint Capela makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Trae Young assists)	8	2
10:34	Ben Simmons makes 4-foot two point shot	8	4
10:12	Trae Young misses driving layup	8	4
10:08	Dyson Daniels offensive rebound	8	4
10:08	Dyson Daniels makes tip shot	10	4
9:56	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper	10	4
9:53	Clint Capela defensive rebound	10	4
9:46	De'Andre Hunter makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Trae Young assists)	12	4
9:46	Dorian Finney-Smith shooting foul	12	4
9:46	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 1 of 1	13	4
9:31	Cam Thomas misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	13	4
9:29	Ben Simmons offensive rebound	13	4
9:25	Cam Thomas misses driving layup	13	4
9:20	Clint Capela defensive rebound	13	4
9:17	Cameron Johnson personal foul	13	4
9:09	Ben Simmons blocks De'Andre Hunter 's 7-foot driving layup	13	4
9:08	Hawks offensive team rebound	13	4
9:02	Dyson Daniels misses 10-foot two point shot	13	4
8:58	Ben Simmons defensive rebound	13	4
8:53	Ben Simmons makes two point shot	13	6
8:49	Cam Thomas personal foul	13	6
8:41	Dorian Finney-Smith blocks De'Andre Hunter 's 2-foot driving layup	13	6
8:37	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	13	6
8:23	Ben Simmons out of bounds bad pass turnover	13	6
8:19	Trae Young misses driving floating jump shot	13	6
8:15	Dennis Schroder defensive rebound	13	6
8:11	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 25-foot three point shot	13	6
8:07	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	13	6
7:49	Clint Capela lost ball turnover (Cam Thomas steals)	13	6
7:46	Cam Thomas misses running pullup jump shot	13	6
7:43	Clint Capela defensive rebound	13	6
7:27	Jalen Johnson traveling	13	6
7:18	Dyson Daniels kicked ball violation	13	6
7:08	Dennis Schroder makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	13	8
7:03	Dennis Schroder personal foul	13	8
7:03	Hawks Full timeout	13	8
7:03	Bogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Jalen Johnson	13	8
7:03	Jalen Wilson enters the game for Dennis Schroder	13	8
6:56	Trae Young misses driving floating jump shot	13	8
6:52	Clint Capela offensive rebound	13	8
6:50	Clint Capela misses two point shot	13	8
6:50	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	13	8
6:45	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	13	8
6:40	Cam Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ben Simmons assists)	13	11
6:31	Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	11
6:29	Cam Thomas defensive rebound	13	11
6:21	Cameron Johnson makes driving layup (Ben Simmons assists)	13	13
6:07	Dyson Daniels misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	13
6:04	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	13	13
5:49	Cameron Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	13
5:48	Nets offensive team rebound	13	13
5:48	Dyson Daniels loose ball foul	13	13
5:48	Onyeka Okongwu enters the game for Clint Capela	13	13
5:48	Noah Clowney enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	13	13
5:32	Noah Clowney misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	13
5:29	Trae Young defensive rebound	13	13
5:23	Onyeka Okongwu makes 2-foot layup (Trae Young assists)	15	13
5:10	Cam Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	13
5:06	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	15	13
4:56	Trae Young bad pass (Cam Thomas steals)	15	13
4:51	De'Andre Hunter shooting foul	15	13
4:51	Noah Clowney makes free throw 1 of 2	15	14
4:51	Jalen Johnson enters the game for De'Andre Hunter	15	14
4:51	Noah Clowney makes free throw 2 of 2	15	15
4:34	Onyeka Okongwu makes 3-foot hook shot (Trae Young assists)	17	15
4:17	Jalen Wilson out of bounds bad pass turnover	17	15
4:17	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Cameron Johnson	17	15
4:04	Jalen Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	15
4:00	Noah Clowney defensive rebound	17	15
3:44	Bogdan Bogdanovic blocks Cam Thomas 's 3-foot driving layup	17	15
3:43	Nets offensive team rebound	17	15
3:43	Zaccharie Risacher enters the game for Dyson Daniels	17	15
3:43	Nic Claxton enters the game for Ben Simmons	17	15
3:43	Ziaire Williams enters the game for Cam Thomas	17	15
3:38	Dennis Schroder misses 22-foot three point jumper	17	15
3:35	Jalen Johnson defensive rebound	17	15
3:31	Zaccharie Risacher makes 26-foot three point shot (Trae Young assists)	20	15
3:14	Zaccharie Risacher shooting foul	20	15
3:14	Ziaire Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	20	16
3:14	Ziaire Williams misses free throw 2 of 2	20	16
3:10	Jalen Johnson defensive rebound	20	16
2:59	Jalen Johnson makes layup (Trae Young assists)	22	16
2:40	Jalen Johnson blocks Dennis Schroder 's 8-foot layup	22	16
2:37	Noah Clowney offensive rebound	22	16
2:36	Noah Clowney makes 25-foot three point jumper	22	19
2:30	Noah Clowney shooting foul	22	19
2:30	Trae Young makes free throw 1 of 2	23	19
2:30	Trae Young makes free throw 2 of 2	24	19
2:30	Nets Full timeout	24	19
2:07	Dennis Schroder makes 8-foot two point shot	24	21
1:50	Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	21
1:47	Nic Claxton defensive rebound	24	21
1:40	Dennis Schroder misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	24	21
1:35	Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound	24	21
1:20	Onyeka Okongwu makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jalen Johnson assists)	26	21
1:03	Ziaire Williams bad pass (Jalen Johnson steals)	26	21
59.0	Zaccharie Risacher misses two point shot	26	21
56.1	Nic Claxton defensive rebound	26	21
48.1	Nic Claxton misses 6-foot two point shot	26	21
45.0	Noah Clowney offensive rebound	26	21
34.1	Dennis Schroder makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	26	24
30.0	Nic Claxton personal foul	26	24
30.0	Trae Young makes free throw 1 of 2	27	24
30.0	Trae Young makes free throw 2 of 2	28	24
5.1	Bogdan Bogdanovic blocks Noah Clowney 's 2-foot driving layup	28	24
4.1	shot clock turnover	28	24
4.1	Nets offensive team rebound	28	24
1.1	Jalen Johnson makes 1-foot driving dunk (Onyeka Okongwu assists)	30	24
0.0	Dennis Schroder misses 74-foot three point jumper	30	24
0.0	Nets offensive team rebound	30	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	24

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

State Farm Arena

Atlanta, GA

Date & Time

11:30 PM, October 23, 2024

Coverage

NBA League Pass, YES, FanDuel SN SE

Attendance

17,548

Referees

Sean Corbin, David Guthrie, Andy Nagy

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

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