No green light yet for Mirza

ATLANTA — Mirza Teletovic may be making progress, but he didn’t make enough to be ready for the Nets’ 9992 loss on Sunday in Game 1 of their firstround series against the Hawks.

The Nets said when they cleared Teletovic on Friday, he would be ruled out of games until further notice, and that remained the case on Sunday when he was listed by coach Lionel Hollins as one of the team’s two inactive players.

“No,” Hollins said when asked if he considered playing Teletovic. “The guy has been out for three months, and had two practices. … You can’t expect a guy to come out and play.”

With two more days of practice before Game 2 Wednesday, there is at least the possibility Teletovic could make his return for the first time since leaving a game against the Clippers complaining of shortness of breath, only to later be diagnosed with multiple blood clots.

The 6foot8 power forward, who will be a restricted free agent this summer, then was placed on blood thinners and originally was ruled out for the season, only to progress quicker than expected and at least have a chance to play in this series.

Given what the Nets got from Earl Clark in Game 1 — three points on 1for6 shooting in eight minutes — the idea of having Teletovic playing behind Thaddeus Young instead is certainly intriguing. While Teletovic sat out, Alan

Anderson returned to the court for the first time since spraining his left ankle in the fourth quarter of a win over the Raptors on April 3.

Anderson finished with five points in 15 minutes, and said he was still feeling the effects of trying to get himself back into the flow of things, and was looking forward to the two days between Games 1 and 2.

“I’m going to be better Wednesday, just with my timing and everything, and just being more aggressive on defense and offense,” he said.

Joe Johnson was booed loudest during pregame introductions and every time he touched the ball, continuing a trend since he was traded by the Hawks to the Nets in July 2012.

It’s also one that has made little sense, given Johnson joined the Hawks after they won 13 games in the 200405 season, improved their wonloss record for five straight years and returned them to the playoffs for the first time in almost a decade.

“It didn’t affect me,” said Johnson, who finished with 17 points, six rebounds and six assists. “I pretty much expected it.”