Turnover-prone Nets visit Hawks, who force turnovers

The Brooklyn Nets (2-6), one of the NBA's most turnover-prone offenses, visit the Atlanta Hawks (6-4) on Saturday, November 7, in a game that turns on turnovers: Atlanta forces them at the NBA's fourth-highest rate.

Brooklyn gives the ball away on 14.7% of its possessions, 26th in the league. Atlanta takes it on 15% of opponents' trips, led by Dyson Daniels at 2.6 steals a game, and plays at the third-fastest pace, so every loose pass feeds a fast team.

The Nets do own the defensive glass. They grab 76.9% of available defensive rebounds, second in the league, so second chances should be scarce for Atlanta.

Scoring is Brooklyn's problem. It ranks 27th in offensive rating at 104.8 and takes 48% of its shots from three, the third-highest rate in the league. The Nets also get to the line, fifth in free-throw rate, while Atlanta draws fouls less often than any team.

Michael Porter Jr. carries the Nets with 21.4 points and 7.4 rebounds a game. Julius Randle runs much of the offense, averaging 4.8 assists against 3.9 turnovers, which puts the ball in Daniels' path.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker leads Atlanta with 22.3 points a game but will have less help than usual. Jalen Johnson, the Hawks' top rebounder and passer at nine rebounds and 7.9 assists a game, is out, as are Keshon Gilbert, Mouhamed Gueye, Jock Landale, Henri Veesaar and Asa Newell.

Brooklyn is short too. Guards Egor Demin and Ben Saraf, who each play about 20 minutes, are out, along with Joshua Jefferson, Grant Nelson and Tyler Bilodeau. Drake Powell is questionable.

The Hawks have won three straight, including a 139-132 home win over Washington and a 108-104 win at Indiana. Brooklyn comes off a 114-104 home win over Charlotte.

Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m. ET. Sportsbooks' prices give the Hawks a 69% chance to win; our projection, built from the players available, has Atlanta at 59% and favored by three points.