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19 Apr, 2015

Hawks 99-92 Nets Game 1

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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.

31 Mar, 2015

Nets 111-106 Pacers

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The Nets beat the Pacers 111-106. Lopez has a double-double (24 points and 11 rebounds), Johnson scores 21 points. Hill scores 28 points for the Pacers. Coach Vogel:

We’ve got a game tomorrow night. There’s plenty of basketball still to be played.

Williams:

It’s just a mentality, I guess, sense of urgency. Realizing we have a chance to make these playoffs and we’re just trying to make a push.

Hill:

We’ve just got to bring it more and take away the loss and how bad it feels.