Two Atlanta Hawks Shine in Long Island Nets' Loss to Delaware 87ers

Two Atlanta Hawks, Taurean Prince and Mike Scott, played for the Long Island Nets on assignment Monday afternoon. Both of them were bright spots in L.I.’s loss to the Delaware 87ers, 106-109.

The Long Island Nets kicked off the new year back at home against the Delaware 87ers. Despite a strong showing by a few players, L.I. fell short, 106-109.

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L.I. trailed throughout most of the first half. Despite scoring the first four points of the game, things would soon get ugly for the Nets. They never led again in the first, and Delaware closed the first period on a 7-0 run and held a 31-18 advantage at the end of the first period.

The second quarter followed much of the same story, as L.I. fell into an even deeper hole, going down by as much as 17. However, in the final two minutes, the Nets were able to close in on the gap, sparked by Yogi Ferrell, who stole the ball three times and scored nine points during this time. Taurean Prince also scored seven points in the second quarter. At halftime, L.I. only trailed by three, 55-58.

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The Nets continued building on this momentum in the third quarter, outscoring the 87ers 26-19 in the period. L.I. took the lead, 65-63, with 6:35 remaining in the period, the first time they led since the opening minutes of the first quarter. They went up by as much as 12, but their lead was cut to four, 81-77, at the end of the third.

Unfortunately, L.I. couldn’t pull away in the fourth quarter. The Nets were ice cold to begin the final period, as the 87ers scored the first eight points of the quarter. It was a tight ballgame for most of the fourth, but L.I. crumbled in the final minutes. With 1:05 remaining, Delaware went up by five, 106-101.