Atlanta spent most of the night chasing the Nets. The Hawks finally passed them when it mattered.

Jalen Johnson scored 30 points with seven rebounds and six assists as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Brooklyn Nets 124-121 on Saturday at State Farm Arena for their fourth straight win.

The Hawks fell behind 37-27 after a sloppy first quarter and trailed until the final two minutes. Atlanta improved to 7-4 and will host the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.

Alexander-Walker puts them in front

Atlanta did not lead until Mikel Brown Jr. fouled Nickeil Alexander-Walker with 1:26 remaining and the Hawks down by one. Alexander-Walker made both free throws to give Atlanta its first advantage, then added a running layup that made it 117-114. The Hawks held on from there.

Alexander-Walker finished with 20 points. Aaron Wiggins matched him with 20 off the bench including five 3-pointers and six assists. Onyeka Okongwu scored 16 points with five assists and three blocks.

Dyson Daniels stuffed the stat sheet with nine points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and six steals. Kingston Flemings added 10 points.

Sharpe's triple-double is not enough

Michael Porter Jr. led Brooklyn with 25 points and nine rebounds. Julius Randle had 19 points, six rebounds and eight assists. Nolan Traore scored 19.

Day'Ron Sharpe posted a triple-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists. Brown Jr. added 18 points off the bench.

The Nets shot 48 percent from the field and 14 of 42 from three but turned the ball over 22 times. Atlanta shot 12 of 46 from beyond the arc and committed only 12 turnovers.