Atlanta at Brooklyn

Brooklyn has won nine of its last 14 to move within one game of third-place New York. This is the last home game for Brooklyn before a 17-day road trip, so look for a fired up effort as they won't see the home fans for a while. The Nets are 22-13 at the Barclays Center, including 16-4 against Eastern Conference opponents. Brooklyn is 21-3 when holding its opponent under 90 points and faces an Atlanta team that likes to slow the pace down, just 17th in the NBA in scoring. Road weary Atlanta is playing its ninth road game here over the last 13 games and the Hawks are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games. Atlanta center Zaza Pachulia missed his seventh consecutive game Friday with a right Achilles injury and there is no timetable for his return. When these teams meet the home team is 14-6 ATS in the last 20 meetings and the Hawks are 3-8 ATS in the last 11 meetings in Brooklyn. Play Brooklyn.