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By PAUL NEWBERRY
Posted Apr 19 2010 6:08PM

ATLANTA (AP) Joe Johnson has never been a guy who craves attention.

Even with all the accomplishments in his basketball career - first-round draft pick, four straight NBA All-Star Game appearances, member of the U.S. national team, cornerstone of the Atlanta Hawks' transformation from laughingstock to contender - he's rarely mentioned in the same breath with players such as LeBron James or Kobe Bryant.

Which is just fine with Johnson.

``It's been like that pretty much my whole life,'' he said Monday, sitting at his locker after practicing for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference playoffs against Milwaukee. ``It doesn't bother me one bit, man.''

With some guys, those words might sound disingenuous. Not from Johnson, who doesn't have a catchy nickname, doesn't show much emotion on the court, and doesn't play with one of the league's high-profile teams.

Instead of being hailed for helping Atlanta rise from a 13-win disaster the year before he arrived to a 53-win team that finished third in the Eastern Conference this season, Johnson faces persistent questions about whether he's truly one of those players you can build a championship team around, the sort who'll take - and, more important, make - that big shot in Game 7 of the playoffs.

For the Hawks, there are no such questions.

``I can't say it loud enough,'' coach Mike Woodson said, poking his desk for reinforcement. ``He's been the foundation on which this team was built. There's nothing he cannot do on the basketball floor. I think he's proven that over the years he's been here. The team has gotten better every year he's been here. And the players around him have gotten better.

``Joe Johnson,'' Woodson added, ``is the truth.''

The truth of the matter is this: Johnson has averaged more than 20 points and at least 4.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists in each of his five seasons with the Hawks. He's a 6-foot-7 guard who can handle the ball well enough to play significant minutes at point guard, but versatile enough to move to small forward when Atlanta goes to a quicker lineup. His size causes matchup problems at both ends of the court.

``He's very good with the ball,'' said Milwaukee's Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, who had the unenviable assignment of guarding Johnson in Game 1 of the playoffs. ``He can just raise up and shoot over people. He's really tough to guard because he uses his body real well. He bounces off people. He can always get his shot off.''

The Bucks discovered that in Game 1.

Johnson got off to a sluggish start, but in the closing minutes of a furious Milwaukee comeback he swished a crucial 19-foot fadeaway with Mbah a Moute - a defensive specialist - right in his face. The Atlanta star finished with his typical all-around numbers - 22 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals - in a 102-92 victory.

``Nothing against fans or the media or anything else,'' Bucks coach Scott Skiles said, ``but I think I can make a case that nobody knows the league more than the coaches, and they know full well how good Joe Johnson is.''

But two players ahead of him on the recognition pecking order - Bryant and Miami's Dwyane Wade - have won NBA championships. James has made it to the finals and is favored to get back after leading the Cavaliers to their second straight 60-win season.

As for Johnson, he's never made it farther than the conference finals, and that came during his final season with the Phoenix Suns, when he was more of a role player than a star. Since coming to the Hawks in 2005, Johnson's deepest playoff run was a year ago, when the Hawks were swept by James and the Cavaliers in the second round.

``The recognition goes to the guys who are winners, the guys who go deep in the playoffs, the guys who carry their teams on their backs during the tough moments,'' Hawks teammate Maurice Evans said. ``That's what this team has to do, and Joe in particular. If we get to the Eastern Conference finals or the (NBA) finals, anything like that, he's going to get more than enough credit for that accomplishment.''

Even so, Johnson does little to draw attention to himself - good or bad. He's not a high-profile endorser who spends as much time filming commercials as he does working on his jumper. He's never gotten in trouble off the court. He's a simple man who just loves playing basketball and seems to care little for any of the extracurricular benefits.

``I don't think Joe is really into all that,'' Woodson said. ``Joe just wants to win and play well. And he's done that for our ballclub. Everything else will take care of itself.''

Johnson figures to draw plenty of attention this summer, though he's again likely to take a secondary role to players such as James and Wade in what figures to be the best free-agent class in NBA history.

Before the season, Johnson turned down the Hawks' offer for a contract extension. That's just good business, a decision that will surely make him a very rich man no matter where he plays.

Johnson makes it clear that he'd like to finish what he's started in Atlanta. There's little doubt he'd be more comfortable staying in a low-profile setting than signing with a team such as the New York Knicks, but the money has to be right.

Maybe if the Hawks do something special in these playoffs, Johnson will finally get some overdue recognition along with a big paycheck.

``In my eyes, he's one of the top players in the league, right up there with the LeBrons and Kobes and Dwayne Wades,'' teammate Joe Smith said. ``I really think his name should be mentioned with those guys.''

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Johnson shuts down Jennings as Hawks cruise to 2-0 lead

By Matt Winkeljohn, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday April 21, 2010 12:13AM

ATLANTA (NBA.com exclusive) -- If the Bucks are going to make a series out of their matchup with the Hawks, they're going to have to come up with an answer. First and most important, though, Milwaukee is going to have to figure out which question to address: Josh Smith or Joe Johnson.

In Atlanta's 96-86 win Tuesday, it was obvious from the opening tip that the Hawks picked one question from Game 1 and addressed it with gusto in taking a 2-0 series lead. Johnson defended Milwaukee guard Brandon Jennings as if his next contract depended upon it.

Tuesday, Jennings missed 12 of 15 shots and finished with nine points after Johnson -- the 6-foot-7, 240-pound All-Star guard known foremost for his offense -- draped himself over and around the 6-1, 169-pound Jennings like an octopus. Dribble-drive? Not on Johnson's watch, at least not often.

Johnson also scored a game-high 27 points to lead the Hawks to their 14th consecutive home win, and give Atlanta a 2-0 lead for the first time in a seven-game series since jumping out on the Bulls in 1970.

While it would be difficult for anybody looking at the box score to miss Smith's line -- 21 points, 14 rebounds, nine assists, two steals, two blocked shots -- anyone at the first two games could understand what Johnson accomplished.

Jennings is quick like a cat with a purpose. In Game 1, he scored 34 points, including 25 in the two middle quarters as the visitors tried to overcome six Hawks scoring in double figures.

"[Johnson's] somewhat used to it now," said Atlanta coach Mike Woodson. "Jennings is a tough cover because he is so quick, and he can shoot the outside shot. I thought Joe did a great job, and when we had to switch, our bigs did a good job of keeping him in front and making him shoot jump shots."

For the second game in a row, every Atlanta starter scored in double figures as the Bucks struggled again to match up either inside or out against the Hawks. The biggest difference between this game and Sunday's was that while Jennings was running around again, he wasn't getting much of anything done.

Smith and Al Horford scored eight points apiece in the first quarter as the Hawks took a 28-20 lead, and although Milwaukee trimmed the lead to 52-46 by halftime, Atlanta stretched out the margin to 19 points in the third quarter. Smith had half of the Hawks' 10 offensive rebounds, and made nine of 11 shots.

"When Josh Smith gets in the painted area, it makes him that much more difficult to guard," said Milwaukee coach Scott Skiles. "They're getting a lot of easy baskets. If we keep handing out those easy baskets, it could be over quick."

The Hawks knew Jennings wanted to shoot aplenty; he said as much after Game 1.

So Johnson spent more time defending Jennings than he did Sunday, although Woodson's prone to putting Johnson on point guards frequently, and Johnson was more diligent.

Johnson is not as quick as Jennings, but his length and anticipation combined to cut off many angles before they were there.

"It's tough because you've got two or three guys setting picks, and I've got to try and fight over and still guard him," said Johnson, whose all-around line was fine as he had six assists, two blocked shots, a steal and four rebounds. "He's so small and quick that he's a tough guard."

Perhaps the Hawks didn't switch quite as much as they often do Tuesday when Jennings had the ball, but they still traded assignments from time to time and it all added up to a miserable game for Jennings.

He had three drives blocked violently near the rim (two by Johnson and one by Marvin Williams as the Hawks registered six of their eight blocked shots in the first half), air-balled a 3-pointer to raucous cheering in Philips Arena and missed nine of 10 shots.

The Bucks' bench kept them around.

Milwaukee's reserves outscored Atlanta's 40-7, and out-rebounded the Hawks 26-3 as Atlanta super-sub Jamal Crawford scored just five points.

Milwaukee's Ersan Ilyasova scored 13 points with a game-high 15 rebounds off the bench, but he was scoreless in the second half and the Bucks never really threatened that 19-point lead Atlanta built in the third quarter.

John Salmons led Milwaukee with a quiet 21 points, and Jerry Stackhouse added 15 as for the second game in a row Skiles' team had just three double-digit scorers.

"During the third quarter, I thought they really jumped out on us, and we didn't respond well to their run," Salmons said. "We just have to come out and play harder for four quarters."

It would help, too, to come up with an answer to at least one of those pesky questions.

• Bucks: Bogut, Redd
• Hawks: Morris

• Bucks: --
• Hawks: --

• Lead Changes: 4
• Times Tied: 5

• Arena: Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
• Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #54 Derrick Collins, #73 Ed Malloy
• Attendance: 18938
• Duration: 2:8

Milwaukee Bucks (46-37)		Atlanta Hawks (54-29)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Smith vs Thomas (Salmons gains possession)
Thomas Jump Shot: Missed	11:41
	11:39	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:17 [ATL 2-0]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Mbah a Moute Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Delfino (1 AST)	10:59 [MIL 2-2]
	10:34	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:32
Jennings Running Layup Shot: Missed	10:27
Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:26
Mbah a Moute Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:26 [MIL 4-2]
	10:03	Johnson Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:00
Thomas Jump Shot: Missed	09:51
	09:50	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Delfino Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:48
	09:40 [ATL 4-4]	Bibby Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed	09:25
	09:24	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:16	Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Jennings (1 ST)
Jennings Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:11 [MIL 6-4]
	08:50	Jump Ball Smith vs Delfino (Horford gains possession)
	08:44 [ATL 6-6]	Horford Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)
Thomas Jump Shot: Missed	08:21
	08:20	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:16 [ATL 8-6]	Smith Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bibby (1 AST)
Mbah a Moute Jump Shot: Missed	07:58
	07:56	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:44 [ATL 10-6]	Johnson Driving Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Mbah a Moute Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Thomas (1 AST)	07:31 [MIL 8-10]
Thomas Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:08
	07:08 [ATL 11-8]	Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	07:08 [ATL 12-8]	Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	06:54
	06:52	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:47 [ATL 14-8]	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Smith (3 AST)
Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed	06:26
Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	06:24
Mbah a Moute Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Salmons (1 AST)	06:19 [MIL 10-14]
	05:55 [ATL 16-10]	Horford Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed	05:31
	05:30	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:12	Johnson Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
	05:12	Team Timeout : Regular
Thomas Substitution replaced by Gadzuric	05:12
	05:04	Bibby Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Jennings Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Horford (1 BLK)	04:58
Team Rebound	04:57
Delfino Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jennings (1 AST)	04:48 [MIL 12-16]
	04:32	Williams Running Jump Shot: Missed
	04:32	Team Rebound
Gadzuric Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	04:32
	04:32	Bibby Substitution replaced by Crawford
	04:17	Johnson Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Gadzuric Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:15
Delfino Jump Shot: Missed	04:04
Team Rebound	04:02
Delfino Jump Shot: Missed	03:47
	03:46	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:39	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Jennings Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:36
Jennings Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (1 BLK)	03:29
	03:27	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:19 [ATL 19-12]	Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)
Mbah a Moute Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)	02:56
	02:54	Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:52 [ATL 21-12]	Williams Running Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)
Jennings Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:52
Team Timeout : Regular	02:52
	02:52	Horford Substitution replaced by Pachulia
Mbah a Moute Substitution replaced by Ilyasova	02:52
Delfino Substitution replaced by Stackhouse	02:52
	02:52 [ATL 22-12]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	02:31
	02:30	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:12	Johnson Driving Jump shot: Missed Block: Stackhouse (1 BLK)
Gadzuric Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:10
Salmons Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:04 [MIL 14-22]
	01:46	Pachulia Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	01:46	Pachulia Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Jennings Substitution replaced by Ridnour	01:46
	01:46	Johnson Substitution replaced by Evans
Ilyasova Driving Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Stackhouse (1 AST)	01:32 [MIL 16-22]
	01:14	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:12
	00:59.0	Pachulia Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Ridnour Jump Shot: Missed	00:54.8
Gadzuric Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:53.7
Gadzuric Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:53.7 [MIL 18-22]
	00:53.7	Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Gadzuric Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	00:53.7
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:51.8
Salmons Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (1 AST)	00:41.1 [MIL 20-22]
Ilyasova Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:32.6
	00:32.6 [ATL 23-20]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	00:32.6	Williams Substitution replaced by Teague
	00:32.6 [ATL 24-20]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Ilyasova Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)	00:18.9
	00:15.7 [ATL 26-20]	Smith Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Salmons Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Crawford (1 ST)	00:08.9
	00:02.9	Crawford Running Dunk Shot: Missed
	00:01.9	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:01.9 [ATL 28-20]	Smith Putback Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
End of 1st Quarter
Milwaukee Bucks (46-37)		Atlanta Hawks (54-29)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:43	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
Ridnour Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:41
	11:31	Evans Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Stackhouse Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:31 [MIL 21-28]
Stackhouse Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	11:31 [MIL 22-28]
	11:29	Teague Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Stackhouse (1 ST)
Stackhouse 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (2 AST)	11:19 [MIL 25-28]
	11:02	Pachulia Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gadzuric (1 BLK)
Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:00
	10:54	Pachulia Substitution replaced by Horford
Delfino Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:48 [MIL 27-28]
	10:28 [ATL 30-27]	Horford Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Crawford (1 AST)
	10:15	Evans Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	10:15	Evans Substitution replaced by Johnson
Timeout : Official	10:15
Ilyasova Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Horford (1 ST)	10:04
	09:42	Smith Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ilyasova (1 BLK)
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:40
Ilyasova 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Delfino (2 AST)	09:30 [MIL 30-30]
	09:06	Teague Jump Shot: Missed
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:05
Delfino Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:57 [MIL 32-30]
	08:50	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:50	Teague Substitution replaced by Bibby
	08:38 [ATL 32-32]	Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed	08:16
	08:14	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:10 [ATL 34-32]	Horford Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Johnson (4 AST)
Stackhouse 3pt Shot: Missed	07:52
	07:50	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Gadzuric Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:43
	07:43 [ATL 35-32]	Bibby Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Gadzuric Substitution replaced by Thomas	07:43
	07:43 [ATL 36-32]	Bibby Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Delfino Driving Jump shot: Missed Block: Horford (2 BLK)	07:26
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:23
Ilyasova Putback Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	07:23 [MIL 34-36]
	07:07	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:06	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:02 [ATL 39-34]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Bibby (2 AST)
Ridnour Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	06:42
Ridnour Substitution replaced by Jennings	06:42
	06:42	Smith Substitution replaced by Smith
	06:27 [ATL 41-34]	Horford Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Bibby (3 AST)
Horford Violation:Defensive Goaltending	06:09
Stackhouse Running Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Thomas (2 AST)	06:09 [MIL 36-41]
	05:54	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:53
Timeout : Official	05:53
	05:53	Crawford Substitution replaced by Williams
Thomas Substitution replaced by Salmons	05:53
Stackhouse Substitution replaced by Brezec	05:53
Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed	05:37
	05:35	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:22	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	05:21	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:21	Johnson Tip Shot: Missed
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	05:19
Jennings Jump Shot: Missed	05:16
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	05:14
Ilyasova Tip Shot: Missed	05:14
Jennings Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:08
Jennings Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Smith (2 ST)	05:07
	04:58	Bibby Jump Shot: Missed
	04:55	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Brezec Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:48
	04:48 [ATL 42-36]	Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	04:48	Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	04:47
Salmons Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:29 [MIL 38-42]
	04:15 [ATL 44-38]	Smith Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Johnson (5 AST)
	03:59	Bibby Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	03:51	Smith Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Ilyasova Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	03:51 [MIL 39-44]
	03:51	Smith Substitution replaced by Crawford
Delfino Substitution replaced by Mbah a Moute	03:51
Ilyasova Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	03:51 [MIL 40-44]
	03:31 [ATL 46-40]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Bibby (4 AST)
Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed	03:13
	03:13	Team Rebound
Mbah a Moute Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:04
Mbah a Moute Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:02
Mbah a Moute Substitution replaced by Delfino	03:02
	02:53	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:50	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	02:41	Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:39
Delfino Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)	02:29
	02:14	Horford Layup Shot: Missed
Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:12
Jennings Running Layup Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (2 BLK)	02:06
Jennings Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	02:04
Team Timeout : Regular	02:02
Brezec Substitution replaced by Thomas	02:02
Ilyasova Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Jennings (2 AST)	01:55 [MIL 42-46]
Thomas Foul : Personal (2 PF)	01:45
	01:45 [ATL 47-42]	Bibby Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	01:45 [ATL 48-42]	Bibby Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	01:29
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	01:27
Ilyasova Tip Shot: Missed	01:27
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)	01:24
Ilyasova Tip Shot: Made (13 PTS)	01:24 [MIL 44-48]
	01:08 [ATL 50-44]	Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Jennings Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)	00:46.8
Team Rebound	00:46.0
Salmons Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Delfino (3 AST)	00:43.7 [MIL 46-50]
	00:32.8	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	00:31.5
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	00:07.6
	00:07.6	Team Timeout : Short
	00:01.9 [ATL 52-46]	Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
End of 2nd Quarter
Milwaukee Bucks (46-37)		Atlanta Hawks (54-29)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:37 [ATL 54-46]	Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Salmons Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	11:16
	11:15	Team Rebound
	10:55	Bibby Jump Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:54
Salmons Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	10:41
	10:38 [ATL 56-46]	Williams Running Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Jennings Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:38
	10:38 [ATL 57-46]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
Mbah a Moute Driving Jump shot: Missed	10:17
	10:17	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	10:08	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Jennings Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:54 [MIL 48-57]
	09:28 [ATL 59-48]	Smith Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Bibby (5 AST)
Jennings Jump Shot: Missed	09:03
	09:02	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	08:47 [ATL 61-48]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Smith (4 AST)
Salmons Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	08:33
Salmons Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	08:33
	08:13 [ATL 63-48]	Smith Hook Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:08
Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed	07:51
Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:50
Jennings 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Salmons (2 AST)	07:45 [MIL 51-63]
	07:19	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Jennings Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:16
	07:00	Horford Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Jennings Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	07:00 [MIL 52-63]
Jennings Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	07:00 [MIL 53-63]
	06:35	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Jennings (1 BLK)
Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	06:33
	06:32	Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Mbah a Moute Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:32
Team Rebound	06:32
	06:32	Bibby Substitution replaced by Crawford
Mbah a Moute Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:32
	06:31	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	06:05	Johnson Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	06:03
Delfino Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Horford (2 ST)	05:56
	05:50	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	05:48	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	05:48 [ATL 65-53]	Smith Putback Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed	05:20
Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	05:17
Mbah a Moute 3pt Shot: Missed	05:12
	05:12	Team Rebound
	05:12	Team Timeout : Regular
Delfino Substitution replaced by Ridnour	05:12
Mbah a Moute Substitution replaced by Ilyasova	05:12
Jennings Substitution replaced by Stackhouse	05:12
	05:12	Williams Substitution replaced by Evans
Salmons Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:51
	04:46 [ATL 67-53]	Horford Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Crawford (2 AST)
Stackhouse Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	04:29
	04:28	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	04:24 [ATL 69-53]	Johnson Running Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Smith (5 AST)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	03:58
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:6 Def:5)	03:56
Ilyasova Jump Shot: Missed	03:54
	03:53	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Ridnour Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:50
Ridnour Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:46
	03:35	Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	03:32	Smith Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	03:29 [ATL 71-53]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Smith (6 AST)
Ridnour 3pt Shot: Missed	03:14
Thomas Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	03:12
Salmons Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (10 PTS)	03:05 [MIL 55-71]
	02:58 [ATL 73-55]	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Smith (7 AST)
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	02:33
	02:32	Smith Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	02:20	Johnson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Ilyasova (1 ST)
Thomas Substitution replaced by Gadzuric	02:09
	02:09	Johnson Substitution replaced by Williams
Ridnour Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:03 [MIL 57-73]
	01:42 [ATL 75-57]	Smith Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Crawford (3 AST)
Ridnour Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:42
	01:42	Ilyasova Violation:Lane
	01:42 [ATL 76-57]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)
Salmons Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	01:28 [MIL 59-76]
	01:28	Evans Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Salmons Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)	01:28 [MIL 60-76]
	01:11	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)	01:09
Ilyasova Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Williams (2 ST)	01:07
	01:02	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:59.8	Smith Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
	00:58.9	Smith Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Salmons (1 ST)
Ilyasova 3pt Shot: Missed	00:49.9
	00:48.9	Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:43.4	Crawford Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Stackhouse Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (3 AST)	00:35.7 [MIL 62-76]
	00:17.9	Horford Jump Shot: Missed
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:6 Def:7)	00:16.9
Ridnour 3pt Shot: Missed	00:09.9
	00:06.9	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	00:01.9	Smith Layup Shot: Missed
Gadzuric Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:01.3
Gadzuric Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Evans (1 ST)	00:01.0
	00:00.7	Horford Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:39	Williams Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Gadzuric Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:39
Team Rebound	11:39
Gadzuric Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:39
	11:38	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	11:17	Johnson Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed Block: Salmons (1 BLK)
Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:14
Ridnour Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Salmons (3 AST)	11:10 [MIL 64-76]
	10:43	Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Stackhouse Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:40
Delfino Running Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Stackhouse (2 AST)	10:35 [MIL 66-76]
Ridnour Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	10:15
	10:15	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:15	Team Rebound
	10:15	Crawford Substitution replaced by Bibby
	10:15 [ATL 77-66]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Ridnour Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Delfino (4 AST)	09:56 [MIL 68-77]
	09:39 [ATL 79-68]	Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	09:22
Gadzuric Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	09:20
Gadzuric Tip Shot: Missed	09:20
	09:18	Pachulia Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Delfino Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:06
Gadzuric Substitution replaced by Thomas	09:06
	09:06	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:06	Team Rebound
	09:06 [ATL 80-68]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Salmons Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	08:53 [MIL 70-80]
	08:37	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Delfino (1 ST)
Delfino Jump Shot: Missed	08:27
Team Rebound	08:27
	08:27	Foul : Double Personal - Pachulia (3 PF), Thomas (3 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:27
Jump Ball Pachulia vs Thomas (Ridnour gains possession)	08:27
Salmons Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)	08:15 [MIL 72-80]
	08:14	Team Timeout : Short
	08:14	Pachulia Substitution replaced by Smith
	08:14	Evans Substitution replaced by Horford
	07:51	Williams Driving Jump shot: Missed Block: Thomas (1 BLK)
	07:49	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	07:48	Horford Putback Layup Shot: Missed
	07:47	Smith Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)
	07:31 [ATL 82-72]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Smith (8 AST)
Salmons Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	07:21 [MIL 74-82]
	07:05 [ATL 84-74]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Horford (1 AST)
Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed	06:46
	06:43	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	06:28	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
Stackhouse Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:27
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	06:18
	06:15	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	05:57 [ATL 87-74]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Smith (9 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:56
Delfino Substitution replaced by Jennings	05:56
Ridnour Substitution replaced by Ilyasova	05:56
Stackhouse 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Salmons (4 AST)	05:46 [MIL 77-87]
	05:30 [ATL 89-77]	Horford Running Dunk Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Bibby (6 AST)
Thomas Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	05:30
	05:30 [ATL 90-77]	Horford Free Throw 1 of 1 (20 PTS)
Salmons Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed Block: Horford (3 BLK)	05:18
Team Rebound	05:17
Stackhouse Jump Shot: Missed	05:10
	05:09	Smith Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)
	04:53 [ATL 92-77]	Smith Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Bibby (7 AST)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Smith (2 BLK)	04:28
	04:26	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	04:11 [ATL 94-77]	Bibby Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Johnson (6 AST)
Ilyasova Jump Shot: Missed	03:51
	03:48	Smith Rebound (Off:5 Def:9)
	03:41	Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Stackhouse Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:38
	03:36	Smith Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	03:36	Horford Substitution replaced by Pachulia
	03:36	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:36	Pachulia Substitution replaced by Horford
Thomas Substitution replaced by Gadzuric	03:36
Stackhouse Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:36
Team Rebound	03:36
Stackhouse Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	03:36 [MIL 78-94]
Jennings Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:20
	03:20 [ATL 95-78]	Bibby Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	03:20 [ATL 96-78]	Bibby Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	03:09
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:7 Def:7)	03:08
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	03:04
	03:03	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	02:42	Williams Layup Shot: Missed
Stackhouse Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:41
Stackhouse Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	02:30 [MIL 80-96]
	02:08	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:7 Def:8)	02:07
Salmons Driving Layup Shot: Missed	01:59
Salmons Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:50
Salmons Putback Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS)	01:50 [MIL 82-96]
	01:50	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:50	Smith Substitution replaced by Pachulia
	01:50	Horford Substitution replaced by Teague
	01:50	Johnson Substitution replaced by West
	01:50	Bibby Substitution replaced by Evans
Salmons Substitution replaced by Ivey	01:50
Jennings Substitution replaced by Mbah a Moute	01:50
Ilyasova Substitution replaced by Bell	01:50
Stackhouse Substitution replaced by Brezec	01:50
	01:34	Williams Driving Jump shot: Missed
Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	01:31
Mbah a Moute Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	01:31
	01:10	Williams Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Ivey 3pt Shot: Missed	00:53.9
Gadzuric Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:53.4
Gadzuric Putback Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:53.4 [MIL 84-96]
	00:33.9	Pachulia Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:31.6
Gadzuric Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ivey (1 AST)	00:19.1 [MIL 86-96]
End of 4th Quarter

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