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Harris leads Nets to victory over HawksBasketball Betting Lines11/14/2008 - East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Devin Harris finished with 30 points, eight assists and six rebounds, as the New Jersey Nets used a strong fourth quarter to take a 115-108 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Vince Carter ended with 26 points, eight boards and seven assists for the Nets, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Brook Lopez scored 25 and grabbed nine rebounds to help New Jersey win the opener of this home-and-home set. Joe Johnson had a game-high 32 points and pulled down nine rebounds for Atlanta, which has lost two in a row after opening the season 6-0. Marvin Williams and Ronald Murray each added 21 points for the Hawks, while Al Horford had 11 rebounds. A Johnson three-pointer shortly into the fourth quarter gave Atlanta a two- point edge, but Harris countered with a pair of triples of his own. Several minutes later he added a pair of free throws to give New Jersey a 90-84 lead with about 7 1/2 minutes left. Johnson followed up with another shot from behind the arc, but Harris continued the back-and-forth between the players with a layup. Keyon Dooling drilled a three to put the Nets' lead at 95-87 with 5:33 left on the clock. New Jersey held the margin until the Hawks reeled off five consecutive points, ended by a pair of Horford free throws with 2:40 left to bring Atlanta within 103-100. But Lopez followed with a dunk and two Harris free throws made it a 107-100 game with just under two minutes left, and the Nets held on from there. Harris's jumper at the end of the first quarter gave the Nets a 27-22 lead going into the second, but Atlanta pulled even shortly thereafter. A Solomon Jones free throw, and baskets from Murray and Williams tied the game at 31-31 just more than three minutes in. The teams battled until halftime, when Atlanta held a 50-49 lead. A back-and-forth third quarter ended with Atlanta ahead, 76-73. Game Notes The Nets had just eight turnovers to the Hawks' 12...New Jersey made 32-of-39 free throws, while Atlanta was successful on 17-of-23...The Hawks made 15- of-27 shots from behind the arc, led by Mike Bibby's four...Dooling ended with 10 points, while Ryan Anderson had 15 points for the Nets.
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