Hawks 99-92 Nets Game 1

The Hawks win 99-92. Korver scores 21 points, Carroll scores 17 points. Johnson scores 17 points, Lopez scores 17 points for the Nets. Atlanta leads East First Round Series 1-0. Millsap on his teammates:

It’s going to be tough to just blow teams out. It’s the playoffs. You expect them to hang in there and fight hard.

Coach Hollins:

If you don’t believe you can play in this series, you should believe it now.

Johnson on the Nets’ loss:

This is going to be a tough series. This is one game. We’ve got to put it behind us.

On Hawks’ crowd boos:

It didn’t affect me. I pretty much expect it.