Bucks-Hawks Preview

By PAUL NEWBERRY
Posted Apr 27 2010 8:33PM

ATLANTA (AP) Joe Johnson thought the Atlanta Hawks had grown up enough to put away a team that's missing one of its key players.

Turns out, he was wrong.

Back home and all tied up in a series they expected to be on the verge of wrapping up, the Hawks got an uncharacteristic dressing-down from their low-key star.

``It's definitely frustrating,'' Johnson said Tuesday after the Hawks practiced for the pivotal fifth game. ``We come into this situation talking so much about what we're going to do - this and that, this and that - yet we haven't done nothing. We haven't done nothing we set out to do.''

The Hawks were eager to wrap up the opening round as quickly as possible, especially facing a Milwaukee team that lost center Andrew Bogut late in the season.

Atlanta looked unstoppable in the first two games at home, taking advantage of mismatches all over the court, working the ball crisply to the open man and playing aggressively at the defensive end.

All that changed when they got to Milwaukee.

The Hawks sleepwalked through Game 3, playing as though they expected the Bucks to roll over instead of come out with a sense of urgency. Milwaukee, one of the worst-shooting teams in the league, made 51 percent from the field on the way to a 107-89 blowout.

``We were nonexistent,'' Johnson said.

Atlanta was much more competitive in Game 4, a 111-104 loss, but still allowed the Bucks to connect on a staggering 55 percent of their shots.

``Throughout the game, they were just more aggressive, getting all the loose balls, all the big rebounds and just making all the big plays,'' Johnson moaned.

Suddenly, the Bucks have the momentum heading into Game 5 on Wednesday night.

``When we're on the road, we don't play with the energy and the passion that we do when we're at home,'' Johnson said. ``It kills us.''

Milwaukee still must win at least one game in Atlanta, but at least the Bucks know they can get by without Bogut, who was lost for the year when he took a gruesome fall on the court with two weeks left in the regular season.

Dan Gadzuric has helped fill some of the void in the middle, grabbing 10 rebounds in Game 3 and contributing seven points, five rebounds and two blocks in Monday night's win.

``I feel like we've had confidence the whole series, even though we were down two games to none,'' Bucks rookie star Brandon Jennings said. ``Now we have to go into Atlanta, try to steal one and come back and try to finish up business on Friday (in Game 6). We're not a good playoff team until we win a game on the road.''

The Hawks feel the same way, even though they can win this best-of-seven series just by winning every game at Philips Arena. That philosophy wouldn't work in the second round - assuming Atlanta even makes it that far.

No. 2 seed Orlando already wrapped up its series with a sweep of Charlotte. The Magic will be well-rested by the time they face either Atlanta or Milwaukee, another development that peeves Johnson.

``I just think we got a little bit ahead of ourselves, considering the fact that we just took care of business the first two games here,'' he said. ``We all thought we'd go up there and do the same. But we had another thing coming.''

Atlanta coach Mike Woodson said he doesn't mind Johnson being so hard on the team.

``It's OK to do that,'' Woodson said. ``Because at the end of the day, we're all in this together to win. Everyone is fighting for one another. You see bickering on the floor once in a while with players. That's healthy, I think. Everyone is policing each other, pushing each other to do the right thing. It's OK for Joe to come out publicly and say that.''

Johnson could use a little more help than he got in Milwaukee. He averaged 27 points but Atlanta's scoring wasn't nearly as balanced as it was the first two games, each of which ended with all five starters in double figures.

In Game 3, Al Horford was the only other starter with two numbers in the points column - and just barely, with 10 points. On Monday, Johnson had more help with sixth man Jamal Crawford scoring 21 points, Josh Smith 20 and Mike Bibby 15. But Horford was held to eight points and Marvin Williams managed only four.

The Bucks turned things around by attacking the lane relentlessly, using Jennings' quickness to create scoring chances against the bigger Hawks.

``With this team, you have to keep attacking,'' Jennings said. ``Sometimes the layups are there, sometimes they're not. I was able to actually penetrate and find open players.''

Carlos Delfino was the beneficiary of those open looks in Game 4, knocking down six 3-pointers to finish with 22 points.

``When he plays like that, we're a team that's hard to stop,'' Jennings said. ``He set the tone for us.''

Asked whether the Hawks needed to make any major adjustments, Johnson shook his head. He's more concerned about the little things.

``Play with more energy, more passion, more heart. Just being a lot tougher,'' he said. ``At their house, they were way more tougher than we were.''

Instead of coming home to wrap up the series and get ready for Orlando, the Hawks face a must-win situation on Wednesday night.

``I just think,'' Johnson said, ``we've made it a lot more difficult than it should be.''

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Bucks shut down Hawks in 4th to take 3-2 series lead

By Matt Winkeljohn, for NBA.com
Posted Thursday April 29, 2010 1:25AM

ATLANTA (NBA.com exclusive ) -- Brandon Jennings felt like he was stiffed in the NBA Rookie of the Year voting, and played like it Wednesday by scoring 12 of his 25 points in the first quarter and nailing four clutch free throws as the Bucks upset the Hawks 91-87 in Game 5 with a withering late run.

Yet the story of Milwaukee's hard-to-believe 91-87 upset win -- which gave the Bucks a 3-2 lead with Game 6 Friday in Milwaukee -- lay in small and odd details.

In Philips Arena, ham-handed sub Ersan Ilyasova made four gigantic plays in the final 2:42 -- half of them by first fumbling the ball -- and one of the Bucks' stars of the game went scoreless. That would be Kurt Thomas, the 14-year veteran forward who's had no choice but to play center.

When long-time NBA defensive stalwart Dikembe Mutombo ambled into the visitors' locker room after the game, he went straight to the heart of the matter. "Where's Thomas? I want to talk to the old man . . . still drawing a check all these years," the big man bellowed. "Look at you, still holding people up."

Mutombo grinned. So did Thomas.

The Bucks held up the Hawks when it mattered most as Milwaukee snapped Atlanta's 14-game home winning streak by holding Atlanta to 38 percent shooting with four turnovers in the fourth quarter.

But make no mistake: the key moment came when Thomas drew a charging foul on Atlanta's Joe Johnson to foul out the Hawks' leading scorer with 2:15 left in the game. Johnson, who finished with 13 points, wasn't even trying to score; he whipped a pass outside to Jamal Crawford before the whistle blew.

"I kind of figured he was going to be aggressive and try to get all the way to the basket," Thomas said of Johnson. "I knew to get my feet above the restricted area and hold my ground. Fortunately, I got the call."

The Bucks had already scored eight straight points, seven by John Salmons, but Atlanta still held an 82-81 lead.

Not for long.

Mike Bibby replaced Johnson, and the Bucks went right at him.

Ilyasova slashed to the paint, but fumbled a pass from Salmons. Somehow, he saved the ball before sailing out of bounds under the basket and whipped it back to Thomas. Quickly, Ilyasova posted up. Almost as quickly, Thomas fired the ball back, and with 1:58 left Ilyasova scored a 4-footer for an 83-82 lead the Bucks would never lose.

On Milwaukee's previous possession, Ilyasova snuck in for an offensive rebound when Jennings missed a free throw to set up what would be two free throws by Salmons. "Those plays are the difference in the ball game," said Salmons, who scored 19.

Without Johnson, who averaged 25.8 points over the first four games of the series, the Hawks' offense dissolved.

Josh Smith, who took five stitches above his right eye after a third-quarter collision with Thomas, soon hoisted a 3-point shot, and missed. Teammate Al Horford rebounded, but missed a quick shot.

Jennings several seconds later missed a running jumper. There was Ilyasova, rebounding. He gathered to shoot, but fumbled. Again, he recovered and whipped the ball to Carlos Delfino in the left corner.

Swish! Rebound and assist to Ilyasova, 86-82 lead to the Bucks.

"I didn't catch well," Ilyasova said. "I tried to use the mismatch situation [against Bibby]. We was lucky there to get it to Carlos for the 3-point shot. That was huge."

It was the end for the Hawks, and it came not by design.

"It was a set play, but it wasn't supposed to be for a 3-pointer in the corner," said Delfino, who made just 2 of 7 shots for seven points. "It was supposed to be for a layup [by Ilyasova]. The clock was going down so I shoot."

Horford scored the Hawks' final five points, including just his second 3-point shot of the season (he made his only regular-season try), but Atlanta was discombobulated down the stretch, as Crawford missed four shots in the final 1:02, at least three of them taken off balance.

"Our composure . . . coming down the stretch, we just let it get away," said Atlanta coach Mike Woodson. "They kept driving the ball, and getting to the free-throw line. We were terrible in our half-court execution."

Jennings made four straight free throws in the final 18 seconds to cap a fourth quarter that saw Milwaukee make 15 of 18 from the line while the Hawks did not attempt a single free throw in the quarter. He was more impressive in the first quarter, scoring 12 points to stake the Bucks to a 24-23 lead after the first period.

"This would have to be the best game of the whole year because it's the playoffs," he said. "I had got a little motivation before the game so that made me one to come out and really play. I knew I had to come out aggressive."

Atlanta's miserable ending made it hard to remember that Horford and Marvin Williams scored career playoff highs with 25 and 22 points, respectively.

The Hawks appeared to toy with Milwaukee in Games 1 and 2 in Atlanta, and built a 13-point lead in the third quarter Wednesday. They led by nine, 82-73, with 4:09 left before the Bucks went on a 13-0 run.

"They just played harder than us on both ends of the court," Johnson said, "and did the little things we're not doing. It's never over until the buzzer sounds. Anything's possible."

• Bucks: Bogut, Redd
• Hawks: Morris

• Bucks: --
• Hawks: --

• Lead Changes: 9
• Times Tied: 9

• Arena: Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
• Officials: #14 Joe DeRosa, #27 Dick Bavetta, #34 Marc Davis
• Attendance: 19304
• Duration: 2:42

Milwaukee Bucks (47-36)		Atlanta Hawks (53-30)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Smith vs Thomas (Bibby gains possession)
	11:41 [ATL 2-0]	Williams Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Salmons Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:23 [MIL 2-2]
	11:04 [ATL 4-2]	Bibby Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	10:42
	10:41	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:32 [ATL 6-2]	Horford Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
Mbah a Moute Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Delfino (1 AST)	10:08 [MIL 4-6]
	09:50	Smith Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	09:48	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:43	Horford Layup Shot: Missed
	09:42	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:42 [ATL 8-4]	Horford Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Mbah a Moute Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Salmons (1 AST)	09:23 [MIL 6-8]
	08:52 [ATL 10-6]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Horford (1 AST)
Salmons Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:52
	08:52 [ATL 11-6]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Delfino Jump Shot: Missed	08:40
	08:39	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:31	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:29
Jennings 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	08:22 [MIL 9-11]
	08:10	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:08	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:00 [ATL 13-9]	Williams Driving Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Jennings Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	07:48 [MIL 11-13]
	07:37	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:36
Jennings 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Thomas (1 AST)	07:23 [MIL 14-13]
	07:05	Bibby Jump Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:04
Jennings Running Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	06:56 [MIL 16-13]
	06:38 [ATL 15-16]	Johnson Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Jennings Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (12 PTS)	06:25 [MIL 18-15]
	06:11	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:09
Jennings Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	05:57
	05:55	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:51 [ATL 17-18]	Williams Running Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Delfino Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:51
	05:51	Team Timeout : Regular
Thomas Substitution replaced by Gadzuric	05:51
Mbah a Moute Substitution replaced by Ilyasova	05:51
	05:51 [ATL 18-18]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed	05:37
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	05:35
Ilyasova Putback Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)	05:33
	05:31	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:22	Johnson Driving Jump shot: Missed Block: Gadzuric (1 BLK)
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:20
Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed	05:05
	05:04	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:45	Johnson Layup Shot: Missed
Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:43
Ilyasova Jump Shot: Missed	04:37
	04:36	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:20 [ATL 20-18]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Gadzuric Jump Shot: Missed Block: Smith (2 BLK)	03:57
Gadzuric Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:55
Gadzuric Hook Shot: Missed	03:53
	03:52	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:40	Horford Layup Shot: Missed
Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:40
	03:40	Horford Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Delfino Substitution replaced by Ridnour	03:40
	03:40	Bibby Substitution replaced by Crawford
	03:40	Horford Substitution replaced by Pachulia
Salmons Substitution replaced by Stackhouse	03:40
Gadzuric Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	03:22
	03:09	Crawford Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ilyasova (1 ST)
Stackhouse 3pt Shot: Missed	03:03
	03:01	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:58	Pachulia Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ridnour (1 ST)
Gadzuric Running Layup Shot: Missed	02:38
	02:36	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:25	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
	02:23	Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:22	Pachulia Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Jennings (1 ST)
Ridnour Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:14 [MIL 20-20]
Ilyasova Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:04
Team Timeout : Regular	02:04
	02:04	Williams Substitution replaced by Evans
	01:51 [ATL 22-20]	Evans Driving Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)
Stackhouse Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	01:41
Gadzuric Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:28
	01:28 [ATL 23-20]	Pachulia Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Gadzuric Substitution replaced by Thomas	01:28
	01:28	Johnson Substitution replaced by Teague
	01:28	Pachulia Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Stackhouse Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:27
	01:13	Pachulia Foul : Flagrant Type 1 (1 PF)
Jennings Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	01:13 [MIL 21-23]
Jennings Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 (14 PTS)	01:13 [MIL 22-23]
Thomas Jump Shot: Missed	01:03
	01:02	Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:54.9	Crawford Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Ridnour (2 ST)
	00:53.4	Teague Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Stackhouse Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:53.4 [MIL 23-23]
Ilyasova Substitution replaced by Mbah a Moute	00:53.4
Jennings Substitution replaced by Salmons	00:53.4
Stackhouse Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	00:53.4 [MIL 24-23]
	00:38.9	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Ridnour Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:36.9
Ridnour Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Teague (1 ST)	00:23.9
	00:18.7	Smith Substitution replaced by Johnson
	00:02.9	Crawford Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:01.5
End of 1st Quarter
Milwaukee Bucks (47-36)		Atlanta Hawks (53-30)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Stackhouse Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Evans (1 ST)	11:41
	11:31	Team Timeout : Short
	11:25	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
	11:24	Team Rebound
	11:19	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:19	Team Rebound
Thomas Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	11:19
Stackhouse Substitution replaced by Delfino	11:19
	11:13	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:12
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)	10:53
	10:51	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:40	Crawford Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Ridnour (3 ST)
	10:37	Johnson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Ridnour Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	10:37 [MIL 25-23]
Ridnour Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	10:37 [MIL 26-23]
Thomas Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:25
Thomas Substitution replaced by Ilyasova	10:25
	10:17	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
	10:15	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:12 [ATL 25-26]	Pachulia Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	09:47
	09:46	Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:32	Smith Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Ridnour Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:30
Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed	09:23
	09:23	Team Rebound
	09:07 [ATL 27-26]	Crawford Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (4 AST)
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	08:48
	08:47	Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:36 [ATL 29-26]	Crawford Driving Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Johnson (5 AST)
Delfino 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Salmons (2 AST)	08:13 [MIL 29-29]
	08:03	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:03	Pachulia Substitution replaced by Horford
	08:03	Evans Substitution replaced by Williams
	08:03	Smith Substitution replaced by Smith
Ridnour Substitution replaced by Jennings	08:03
	07:57	Johnson Running Jump Shot: Missed
	07:56	Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	07:45	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:44
Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed	07:22
	07:21	Team Rebound
	07:02	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:00
	06:55	Johnson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	06:55	Crawford Substitution replaced by Bibby
	06:49	Bibby Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Ilyasova 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Salmons (3 AST)	06:41 [MIL 32-29]
	06:16 [ATL 31-32]	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Jennings Driving Layup Shot: Missed	05:49
	05:48	Team Rebound
Mbah a Moute Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	05:48
	05:48	Timeout : Official
	05:48	Johnson Substitution replaced by Crawford
Jennings Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:37
	05:31 [ATL 33-32]	Horford Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Delfino Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bibby (1 ST)	05:08
	05:02	Crawford Layup Shot: Missed
Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:00
Mbah a Moute Running Layup Shot: Missed	04:54
	04:52	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	04:49 [ATL 35-32]	Smith Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Ilyasova Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:49
Ilyasova Substitution replaced by Thomas	04:49
	04:49 [ATL 36-32]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
	04:38	Bibby Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Mbah a Moute Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (3 BLK)	04:27
Jennings Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	04:24
Jennings Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)	04:22 [MIL 34-36]
	03:59	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:57
Salmons Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Jennings (1 AST)	03:45 [MIL 36-36]
	03:30	Horford Jump Shot: Missed
Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:29
	03:14	Crawford Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Mbah a Moute Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:14
Team Rebound	03:14
Mbah a Moute Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:14
Delfino Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:12
Delfino Tip Shot: Missed	03:12
	03:09	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Thomas Foul : Personal (3 PF)	03:02
Thomas Substitution replaced by Gadzuric	03:02
	03:02 [ATL 37-36]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	03:02 [ATL 38-36]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Gadzuric Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Salmons (4 AST)	02:44 [MIL 38-38]
Gadzuric Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:24
Team Timeout : Regular	02:24
	02:24	Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:24	Team Rebound
	02:24 [ATL 39-38]	Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Salmons Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)	02:08
Salmons Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:06
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	02:05
	02:05	Team Rebound
	01:48	Horford Jump Shot: Missed
Delfino Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:47
Mbah a Moute Jump Shot: Missed	01:31
	01:29	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:21	Bibby Jump Shot: Missed
Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:19
Mbah a Moute Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Delfino (2 AST)	01:03 [MIL 40-39]
	01:03	Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Mbah a Moute Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	01:03 [MIL 41-39]
Gadzuric Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:50.0
	00:50.0 [ATL 40-41]	Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
Gadzuric Substitution replaced by Brezec	00:50.0
	00:50.0	Bibby Substitution replaced by Evans
	00:50.0 [ATL 41-41]	Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Brezec Jump Shot: Missed	00:36.9
	00:34.9	Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:23.5 [ATL 43-41]	Crawford Jump Bank Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Jennings Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:23.5
Jennings Substitution replaced by Ridnour	00:23.5
	00:23.5 [ATL 44-41]	Crawford Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
Ridnour Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	00:04.7 [MIL 43-44]
	00:01.7 [ATL 46-43]	Horford Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)
Mbah a Moute 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.7
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Milwaukee Bucks (47-36)		Atlanta Hawks (53-30)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Jennings Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (18 PTS)	11:38 [MIL 45-46]
	11:12	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:10	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	11:05 [ATL 48-45]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Salmons Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:52 [MIL 47-48]
Mbah a Moute Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:35
	10:20	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Jennings Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:18
Jennings Jump Shot: Missed	10:07
	10:06	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	09:46 [ATL 50-47]	Williams Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Jennings (2 AST)	09:33 [MIL 50-50]
	09:11	Horford Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	09:11	Horford Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Salmons Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	08:50
	08:48	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:41 [ATL 52-50]	Johnson Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Thomas Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	08:22
Thomas Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	08:22
Thomas Substitution replaced by Gadzuric	08:22
Mbah a Moute Substitution replaced by Ilyasova	08:22
	08:22	Smith Substitution replaced by Crawford
	07:57 [ATL 54-50]	Johnson Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Salmons Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	07:37 [MIL 52-54]
	07:18 [ATL 56-52]	Horford Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Bibby (1 AST)
Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed	06:56
	06:54	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:45 [ATL 58-52]	Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (11 PTS)
	06:29	Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Gadzuric Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Jennings (3 AST)	06:21 [MIL 54-58]
	06:04 [ATL 60-54]	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Jennings Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Crawford (1 ST)	05:48
Ilyasova Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	05:46
	05:46	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:46 [ATL 61-54]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	05:46 [ATL 62-54]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Salmons Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	05:33
	05:23 [ATL 64-54]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Johnson (6 AST)
Gadzuric Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	05:23
Delfino Substitution replaced by Stackhouse	05:23
	05:23 [ATL 65-54]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (20 PTS)
Stackhouse Jump Shot: Missed	05:06
	05:04	Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:52 [ATL 67-54]	Horford Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Bibby (2 AST)
Jennings Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Crawford (2 ST)	04:34
	04:29	Williams Running Layup Shot: Missed
	04:26	Johnson Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	04:23	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Salmons Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:22
Salmons Driving Layup Shot: Missed	04:15
	04:12	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Gadzuric Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	03:56
	03:56	Bibby Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:56	Team Rebound
Gadzuric Substitution replaced by Brezec	03:56
	03:56	Bibby Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Stackhouse Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:55
	03:50	Crawford Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Ilyasova Driving Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)	03:39 [MIL 56-67]
	03:24	Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Brezec Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:20
Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed	03:18
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	03:15
Jennings Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Salmons (5 AST)	03:10 [MIL 58-67]
	02:44	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brezec (1 ST)
Jennings Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	02:20
Team Rebound	02:20
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	02:18
Team Timeout : Regular	02:18
	02:18	Williams Substitution replaced by Smith
	02:09	Bibby Substitution replaced by Evans
	02:02	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	02:00
Salmons Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)	01:48
Brezec Substitution replaced by Ridnour	01:48
	01:30 [ATL 69-58]	Horford Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Smith (3 AST)
Stackhouse Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	01:08
	01:06	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	01:01	Crawford Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Stackhouse (1 ST)
	00:58.5	Smith Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Stackhouse Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:58.5
Team Rebound	00:58.5
Ilyasova Substitution replaced by Mbah a Moute	00:58.5
Stackhouse Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:58.5 [MIL 59-69]
	00:37.8	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:37.0
Ridnour Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:26.6 [MIL 61-69]
	00:03.9	Crawford Driving Jump shot: Missed Block: Jennings (1 BLK)
	00:02.6	Team Rebound
	00:02.6	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Milwaukee Bucks (47-36)		Atlanta Hawks (53-30)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:38	Evans Driving Jump shot: Missed
	11:37	Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:37 [ATL 71-61]	Evans Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	11:24
	11:23	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
Mbah a Moute Foul : Personal (3 PF)	11:05
	10:51	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
	10:51	Team Rebound
	10:51	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Salmons Driving Jump shot: Missed	10:39
Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	10:38
Team Timeout : Short	10:35
	10:35	Johnson Substitution replaced by Williams
Ridnour Driving Jump shot: Missed	10:27
Team Rebound	10:27
	10:27	Horford Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
Ridnour Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	10:11 [MIL 63-71]
	09:48	Horford Hook Shot: Missed
	09:45	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	09:45	Horford Tip Shot: Missed
Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	09:44
Jennings Running Layup Shot: Missed	09:39
	09:38	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	09:32 [ATL 73-63]	Smith Running Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Mbah a Moute Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (1 AST)	09:06 [MIL 65-73]
	08:48	Evans Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ridnour (4 ST)
	08:39	Evans Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:39
	08:39	Evans Substitution replaced by Johnson
Stackhouse Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	08:39 [MIL 66-73]
Stackhouse Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	08:39 [MIL 67-73]
	08:20	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:19
Salmons Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Horford (1 BLK)	08:00
	08:00	Team Rebound
Stackhouse Substitution replaced by Delfino	08:00
Salmons Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:43
	07:32 [ATL 75-67]	Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Jennings Jump Shot: Missed Block: Horford (2 BLK)	07:11
Salmons Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	07:09
Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Williams (2 BLK)	07:06
Team Rebound	07:06
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	07:06
Mbah a Moute Substitution replaced by Thomas	06:49
	06:49	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:46	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Thomas (1 ST)
	06:29	Johnson Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	06:21	Horford Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Ridnour Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	06:21 [MIL 68-75]
Ridnour Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	06:21 [MIL 69-75]
	05:59	Johnson Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Salmons (1 ST)
	05:59	Johnson Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Delfino Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:59
Team Rebound	05:59
Delfino Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	05:59 [MIL 70-75]
	05:42 [ATL 77-70]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Horford (2 AST)
Ridnour 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Delfino (3 AST)	05:17 [MIL 73-77]
	04:48 [ATL 80-73]	Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Smith (4 AST)
Ridnour Driving Hook Shot: Missed	04:32
	04:29	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	04:09 [ATL 82-73]	Smith Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:09
Ridnour Substitution replaced by Ilyasova	04:09
	03:54	Williams Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Salmons Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	03:54 [MIL 74-82]
Salmons Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	03:54 [MIL 75-82]
	03:38	Smith Layup Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:37
Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Thomas (2 AST)	03:28 [MIL 78-82]
	03:07	Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	03:05
	02:44	Johnson Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Jennings Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	02:44 [MIL 79-82]
	02:44	Team Timeout : Regular
Jennings Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:44
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	02:42
	02:35	Williams Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Salmons Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	02:35 [MIL 80-82]
Salmons Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	02:35 [MIL 81-82]
	02:15	Johnson Foul : Offensive (6 PF)
	02:15	Johnson Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
	02:15	Johnson Substitution replaced by Bibby
Ilyasova Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Thomas (3 AST)	01:58 [MIL 83-82]
	01:42	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:40	Horford Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	01:37	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Jennings Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:35
Jennings Running Jump Shot: Missed	01:21
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	01:19
Delfino 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Ilyasova (1 AST)	01:16 [MIL 86-82]
	01:16	Team Timeout : Regular
Salmons Foul : Personal (3 PF)	01:12
	01:02	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
	01:00	Horford Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	00:56.9	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed Block: Salmons (1 BLK)
Team Timeout : Short	00:55.4
	00:55.4	Jump Ball Horford vs Delfino (Williams gains possession)
	00:55.4	Team Rebound
	00:40.9	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
Delfino Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:38.9
	00:33.0	Horford Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Salmons Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	00:33.0 [MIL 87-82]
Salmons Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:33.0
	00:31.9	Horford Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
	00:31.3	Team Timeout : Short
	00:31.3	Smith Substitution replaced by Evans
	00:19.4 [ATL 84-87]	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Crawford (1 AST)
	00:18.4	Bibby Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Jennings Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)	00:18.4 [MIL 88-84]
Jennings Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)	00:18.4 [MIL 89-84]
	00:10.6 [ATL 87-89]	Horford 3pt Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Crawford (2 AST)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:10.6
	00:09.0	Crawford Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Jennings Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	00:09.0 [MIL 90-87]
Thomas Substitution replaced by Mbah a Moute	00:09.0
Jennings Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	00:09.0 [MIL 91-87]
	00:02.9	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
Jennings Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:01.9
End of 4th Quarter

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