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A pair of teams just outside certain NBA Playoffs thresholds will meet as part of Monday's NBA schedule as the Atlanta Hawks host the Philadelphia 76ers. Atlanta (30-34) is seventh in the Eastern Conference,

The Nets come into this game following a 115-113 loss to the Boston Celtics on Saturday in which Brooklyn managed to come back from a 21-point deficit, but they ran out of time in the end. Cam Johnson led the way with 23 points,

The Nets took care of business on Sunday, with complete disregard for NBA Draft lottery odds, defeating the Atlanta Hawks 122-114 at Barclays Center on the second night of a back-to-back set.

The Nets come into this game following a 115-113 loss to the Boston Celtics on Saturday in which Brooklyn managed to come back from a 21-point deficit, but they ran out of time in the end. Cam Johnson led the way with 23 points,

In the closing act of a home back-to-back, the Brooklyn Nets played host to the Atlanta Hawks just 24 hours after narrowly falling to the Boston Celtics. Atlanta claimed the lone previous meeting, an opening night 120-116 back-and-fourth bout,