ATLANTA -- Veterans Jeremy Lin and Brook Lopez combined for 42 points to help the Brooklyn Nets outlast the short-handed and struggling Atlanta Hawks 107-92 on Sunday, handing them their seventh straight loss.
Lopez had 23 points and seven rounds and Lin scored 19 points, his most since getting a season-high 24 on March 14. Lin added eight assists, two steals and four rebounds for the Nets (16-57).
Brooklyn has won three of its last four, improved to 8-8 in March and broke a five-game losing streak in Atlanta.
The Hawks were playing without forward Paul Millsap and guards Kent Bazemore and Thabo Sefolosha.