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Johnson and Bibby lead Hawks past Nets (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Joe Johnson scored 29 points, leading the way as the Atlanta Hawks won the battle of high-scoring backcourts and beat the New Jersey Nets 105-88 on Friday night. Johnson's backcourt-mate Mike Bibby added 20 points as the Hawks won for the first time in four tries against the Nets this season. Johnson finished one point shy of reaching 10,000 for his career.