The Atlanta Hawks take on the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Arena on Friday night.

The Hawks (13-12) have struggled to put together consistent stretches of winning over their first 25 games, and they'll enter Friday's contest with having lost back-to-back games. Their most recent stumble came Wednesday night, when they were thumped by the New York Knicks, 113-89. Trae Young led the Hawks with 19 points, supplementing them with six assists and four rebounds. Clint Capela generated a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double that included one block. Onyeka Okongwu provided 10 points, six rebounds and one block.

The Hawks will be without John Collins (ankle) and Dejounte Murray (ankle) for Friday's game. De'Andre Hunter (hip) and Trent Forrest (concussion) will be listed as questionable.

The Nets (14-12) have been mostly hitting all the right notes of late after a forgettable start to the season, and they'll enter Fridays contest having won five of their last six games. Their most recent success came Wednesday night, when they got past the Charlotte Hornets, 122-116. Kyrie Irving led the Nets with 33 points, complementing them with nine assists, five rebounds and four blocks. Kevin Durant supplied 29 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Seth Curry totaled 20 points, six assists and five boards. Nicolas Claxton registered 14 points, seven rebounds, one assist, three blocks and one steal.

The Nets will be without Yuta Watanabe (hamstring) for Friday's game.

Friday's game marks the first of four meetings between the teams this season. The Nets won the three-game 2021-22 season series with the Hawks by a 2-1 margin.