GAME THREAD: NBA: MILWAUKEE (7-5) at ATLANTA (5-8)

NBA: MILWAUKEE at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NBA MILWAUKEE 76
ATLANTA 90 2:45 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NBA MILWAUKEE 80
ATLANTA 94 0:57 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NBA MILWAUKEE 80
ATLANTA 96 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MILWAUKEE 28 14 24 14 80
ATLANTA 28 24 21 23 96 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: MIL - MICHAEL REDD 24, MAURICE WILLIAMS 23,
ANDREW BOGUT 18
ATL - JOE JOHNSON 21, ZAZA PACHULIA 14, JOSH
CHILDRESS 12</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
MILWAUKEE 80
ATLANTA 96 FINAL</div>

 

By Phil Foley
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


ATLANTA (Ticker) - With a more balanced attack, the AtlantaHawks finally prevailed over the Milwaukee Bucks.


Joe Johnson led six players in double figures with 21 points andJosh Childress scored six of his 12 points in the fourthquarter as the Hawks cruised to a 96-80 win over the Bucks onWednesday.


Atlanta hasn't had much success against Milwaukee of late,dropping eight of its last 11 contests entering Wednesday's gameat Philips Arena.


The Bucks prevailed in the last contest between the two clubs,posting a 106-95 decision on November 17. In that one, Atlantaforward Josh Smith single-handedly carried the team, tallying acareer-high 38 points on 12-for-16 shooting.


The scoresheet was more balanced Wednesday night.


Johnson scored 12 of his 21 points in the first quarter, andChildress and Zaza Pachulia helped weather a fourth-quartercomeback by combining for 14 points.


While the high-flying Smith was not as prolific from the fieldin this one, he was still pretty good. The 21-year-old, whobecame the youngest player to record 600 blocks on Tuesdayagainst the Chicago Bulls, scored 10 points, grabbed eightrebounds, dished seven assists and swatted five shots.

Atlanta opened up the second quarter with a 13-0 run to take a41-28 lead, capped by Tyronn Lue's 3-pointer with 7:54remaining.


Childress had four points during the run, including a thunderousfast-break dunk from Smith with 8:27 remaining to give Atlantaa 38-28 edge.


It was a quarter of futility for the Bucks, who missed theirfirst five shots and were held without a field goal for thefirst 4 1/2 minutes. The club managed just 14 points in thequarter on 29 percent shooting (6-for-21) and was 0-for-7 from3-point range.


Milwaukee scored six of the first eight points in the finalperiod to cut the lead to 75-72 on Ramon Sessions' two freethrows with 10:09 remaining.


But Atlanta, which led by as many as 16 in the second quarter,scored 13 of the next 15 points to put the game away.

After the two clubs fumbled the next four possessions with threeturnovers and a missed jumper, Lue drained a 3-pointer with9:13 remaining to give Atlanta a six-point lead.


After Mo Williams followed with a jumper, Atlanta tallied thenext five buckets put the game away, building an 88-74 advantageon Childress' put-back with 5:08 remaining.


Mario West provided a first-quarter spark for the batteredHawks. Making his first professional start, the rookie fromGeorgia Tech replaced forward Marvin Williams - who wassidelined with a strained right hip - and finished with fourpoints and three rebounds in 15 minutes.


Redd scored 24 and Mo Williams added 23 for the Bucks, who havelost two straight.

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (80) AT ATLANTA (96)

MILWAUKEE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

D MASON F 31:21 1-4 0-0 0 4 4 1 3 2 2 2
Y JIANLIAN F 19:20 3-6 0-0 2 1 3 1 3 1 1 6
A BOGUT C 36:32 7-12 4-5 1 10 11 0 4 1 4 18
M REDD G 42:24 9-21 5-6 1 4 5 2 2 2 3 24
M WILLIAMS G 39:25 9-9 4-4 0 1 1 9 0 2 6 23
B SIMMONS 21:49 1-4 2-2 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 5
C VILLANUEVA 14:48 0-5 0-2 2 2 4 1 1 1 0 0
D GADZURIC 10:02 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
C BELL 13:42 0-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
R IVEY 4:47 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
J VOSKUHL 4:53 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
A STOREY 0:57 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 31-70 15-19 9 25 34 16 18 10 19 80
(.443) (.789) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 20 (0 PTS)

ATLANTA

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

M WEST F 14:33 2-3 0-0 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 4
J SMITH F 40:57 4-14 2-2 2 6 8 7 3 3 5 10
A HOFORD C 25:49 6-10 0-2 1 5 6 1 3 2 2 12
J JOHNSON G 39:26 7-13 5-7 2 0 2 2 1 1 3 21
A JOHNSON G 29:32 2-6 0-0 1 0 1 6 3 1 1 6
J CHILDRESS 31:00 4-7 4-4 1 5 6 0 3 0 1 12
S WILLIAMS 10:16 2-3 2-2 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 6
Z PACHULIA 27:30 4-9 6-6 3 5 8 0 2 0 1 14
T LUE 20:57 4-9 1-1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 11

TOTALS 240:00 35-74 20-24 13 25 38 18 17 10 13 96
(.473) (.833) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 15 (0 PTS)

MILWAUKEE 28 14 24 14 - 80
ATLANTA 28 24 21 23 - 96

BLOCKED SHOTS: MILWAUKEE - A BOGUT 4, D MASON 2, D GADZURIC. ATLANTA -
J SMITH 5.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MILWAUKEE 3-17 (.176), Y JIANLIAN 0-1, M REDD 1-
6, M WILLIAMS 1-1, B SIMMONS 1-3, C VILLANUEVA 0-3, C BELL 0-1, R IVEY 0-
2. ATLANTA 6-11 (.545), J SMITH 0-1, J JOHNSON 2-4, A JOHNSON 2-2,
J CHILDRESS 0-1, Z PACHULIA 0-1, T LUE 2-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: MILWAUKEE - Y JIANLIAN.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DAN CRAWFORD, DAVID JONES, MARK LINDSEY.
A - 11,286. T - 2:10.</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (80)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Mason 31:21 1-4 0-0 0-4 1 3 2
Y Jianlian 19:20 3-6 0-0 2-3 1 3 6
A Bogut 36:32 7-12 4-5 1-11 0 4 18
M Redd 42:24 9-21 5-6 1-5 2 2 24
M Williams 39:25 9-9 4-4 0-1 9 0 23
B Simmons 21:49 1-4 2-2 2-3 2 1 5
C Villanueva 14:48 0-5 0-2 2-4 1 1 0
D Gadzuric 10:02 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 2
C Bell 13:42 0-4 0-0 0-2 0 1 0
R Ivey 4:47 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
J Voskuhl 4:53 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0
A Storey 0:57 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 31-70 15-19 9-34 16 18 80
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.443, FT-.789. 3-Point Goals:
3-17, .176 (Y Jianlian 0-1, M Redd 1-6, M
Williams 1-1, B Simmons 1-3, C Villanueva
0-3, C Bell 0-1, R Ivey 0-2). Team Rebounds:
5. Blocked Shots:7 (A Bogut 4, D Mason 2, D
Gadzuric). Turnovers:19 (M Williams 6, A
Bogut 4, M Redd 3, D Mason 2, J Voskuhl, B
Simmons, Y Jianlian, D Gadzuric). Steals: 10
(D Mason 2, M Redd 2, M Williams 2, B
Simmons, A Bogut, C Villanueva, Y Jianlian).


ATLANTA (96)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
M West 14:33 2-3 0-0 3-3 0 1 4
J Smith 40:57 4-14 2-2 2-8 7 3 10
A Hoford 25:49 6-10 0-2 1-6 1 3 12
J Johnson 39:26 7-13 5-7 2-2 2 1 21
A Johnson 29:32 2-6 0-0 1-1 6 3 6
J Childress 31:00 4-7 4-4 1-6 0 3 12
S Williams 10:16 2-3 2-2 0-2 1 1 6
Z Pachulia 27:30 4-9 6-6 3-8 0 2 14
T Lue 20:57 4-9 1-1 0-2 1 0 11

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-74 20-24 13-38 18 17 96
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.473, FT-.833. 3-Point Goals:
6-11, .545 (J Smith 0-1, J Johnson 2-4, A
Johnson 2-2, J Childress 0-1, Z Pachulia 0-1,
T Lue 2-2). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked Shots:5
(J Smith 5). Turnovers:13 (J Smith 5, J
Johnson 3, A Hoford 2, A Johnson, J
Childress, Z Pachulia). Steals: 10 (J Smith
3, A Hoford 2, A Johnson, T Lue, J Johnson, S
Williams, M West).

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MILWAUKEE 28 14 24 14 - 80
ATLANTA 28 24 21 23 - 96
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Milwaukee - 1 (Y Jianlian,
5:01 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 11,286. T: 2:10.
Officials: Dan Crawford, David Jones, Mark
Lindsey.</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (80) AT ATLANTA (96)

MILWAUKEE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

D MASON F 31:21 1-4 0-0 0 4 4 1 3 2 2 2
Y JIANLIAN F 19:20 3-6 0-0 2 1 3 1 3 1 1 6
A BOGUT C 36:32 7-12 4-5 1 10 11 0 4 1 4 18
M REDD G 42:24 9-21 5-6 1 4 5 2 2 2 3 24
M WILLIAMS G 39:25 9-9 4-4 0 1 1 9 0 2 6 23
B SIMMONS 21:49 1-4 2-2 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 5
C VILLANUEVA 14:48 0-5 0-2 2 2 4 1 1 1 0 0
D GADZURIC 10:02 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
C BELL 13:42 0-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
R IVEY 4:47 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
J VOSKUHL 4:53 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
A STOREY 0:57 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 31-70 15-19 9 25 34 16 18 10 19 80
(.443) (.789) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 20 (22 PTS)

ATLANTA

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

M WEST F 14:33 2-3 0-0 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 4
J SMITH F 40:57 4-14 2-2 2 6 8 7 3 3 5 10
A HOFORD C 25:49 6-10 0-2 1 5 6 1 3 2 2 12
J JOHNSON G 39:26 7-13 5-7 2 0 2 2 1 1 3 21
A JOHNSON G 29:32 2-6 0-0 1 0 1 6 3 1 1 6
J CHILDRESS 31:00 4-7 4-4 1 5 6 0 3 0 1 12
S WILLIAMS 10:16 2-3 2-2 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 6
Z PACHULIA 27:30 4-9 6-6 3 5 8 0 2 0 1 14
T LUE 20:57 4-9 1-1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 11
S STOUDAMIRE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M WILLIAMS DNP - HIP
S JONES DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 35-74 20-24 13 25 38 18 17 10 13 96
(.473) (.833) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 15 (18 PTS)

MILWAUKEE 28 14 24 14 - 80
ATLANTA 28 24 21 23 - 96

BLOCKED SHOTS: MILWAUKEE - A BOGUT 4, D MASON 2, D GADZURIC. ATLANTA -
J SMITH 5.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MILWAUKEE 3-17 (.176), Y JIANLIAN 0-1, M REDD 1-
6, M WILLIAMS 1-1, B SIMMONS 1-3, C VILLANUEVA 0-3, C BELL 0-1, R IVEY 0-
2. ATLANTA 6-11 (.545), J SMITH 0-1, J JOHNSON 2-4, A JOHNSON 2-2,
J CHILDRESS 0-1, Z PACHULIA 0-1, T LUE 2-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: MILWAUKEE - DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DAN CRAWFORD, DAVID JONES, MARK LINDSEY.
A - 11,286. T - 2:08.</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (80)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Mason 31:21 1-4 0-0 0-4 1 3 2
Y Jianlian 19:20 3-6 0-0 2-3 1 3 6
A Bogut 36:32 7-12 4-5 1-11 0 4 18
M Redd 42:24 9-21 5-6 1-5 2 2 24
M Williams 39:25 9-9 4-4 0-1 9 0 23
B Simmons 21:49 1-4 2-2 2-3 2 1 5
C Villanueva 14:48 0-5 0-2 2-4 1 1 0
D Gadzuric 10:02 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 2
C Bell 13:42 0-4 0-0 0-2 0 1 0
R Ivey 4:47 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
J Voskuhl 4:53 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0
A Storey 0:57 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 31-70 15-19 9-34 16 18 80
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.443, FT-.789. 3-Point Goals:
3-17, .176 (Y Jianlian 0-1, M Redd 1-6, M
Williams 1-1, B Simmons 1-3, C Villanueva
0-3, C Bell 0-1, R Ivey 0-2). Team Rebounds:
5. Blocked Shots:7 (A Bogut 4, D Mason 2, D
Gadzuric). Turnovers:19 (M Williams 6, A
Bogut 4, M Redd 3, D Mason 2, J Voskuhl, B
Simmons, Y Jianlian, D Gadzuric). Steals: 10
(D Mason 2, M Redd 2, M Williams 2, B
Simmons, A Bogut, C Villanueva, Y Jianlian).


ATLANTA (96)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
M West 14:33 2-3 0-0 3-3 0 1 4
J Smith 40:57 4-14 2-2 2-8 7 3 10
A Hoford 25:49 6-10 0-2 1-6 1 3 12
J Johnson 39:26 7-13 5-7 2-2 2 1 21
A Johnson 29:32 2-6 0-0 1-1 6 3 6
J Childress 31:00 4-7 4-4 1-6 0 3 12
S Williams 10:16 2-3 2-2 0-2 1 1 6
Z Pachulia 27:30 4-9 6-6 3-8 0 2 14
T Lue 20:57 4-9 1-1 0-2 1 0 11
S Stoudamire DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M Williams DNP - HIP
S Jones DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-74 20-24 13-38 18 17 96
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.473, FT-.833. 3-Point Goals:
6-11, .545 (J Smith 0-1, J Johnson 2-4, A
Johnson 2-2, J Childress 0-1, Z Pachulia 0-1,
T Lue 2-2). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked Shots:5
(J Smith 5). Turnovers:13 (J Smith 5, J
Johnson 3, A Hoford 2, A Johnson, J
Childress, Z Pachulia). Steals: 10 (J Smith
3, A Hoford 2, A Johnson, T Lue, J Johnson, S
Williams, M West).

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MILWAUKEE 28 14 24 14 - 80
ATLANTA 28 24 21 23 - 96
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Milwaukee - 1 (Defensive
Three, 5:02 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 11,286. T: 2:08.
Officials: Dan Crawford, David Jones, Mark
Lindsey.</div>

 

By Phil Foley
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


ATLANTA (Ticker) - With a more balanced attack, the AtlantaHawks finally prevailed over the Milwaukee Bucks.


Joe Johnson led six players in double figures with 21 points andJosh Childress scored six of his 12 points in the fourthquarter as the Hawks cruised to a 96-80 win over the Bucks onWednesday.


Johnson scored 12 of his 21 points in the first quarter, andChildress and Zaza Pachulia helped weather a fourth-quartercomeback by combining for 14 points.


Rookie Al Horford scored eight of his 12 points in the firstquarter and veteran Tyronn Lue added 11 points, including twocrucial 3-pointers.


"We just wanted to play team basketball," said Josh Smith, whofinished with 10 points. "We had to come in and get somethinggoing at home. We had to come out and establish ourselvesearly."


Atlanta hasn't had much success against Milwaukee of late,dropping eight of its last 11 contests entering Wednesday's gameat Philips Arena.


The Bucks prevailed in the last contest between the two clubs,posting a 106-95 decision on November 17. In that one, Smithsingle-handedly carried the team, tallying a career-high 38points on 12-for-16 shooting.


While the high-flying Smith was not as prolific from the fieldin this one, he was still pretty good. The 21-year-old, whobecame the youngest player to record 600 blocks on Tuesdayagainst the Chicago Bulls, scored 10 points, grabbed eightrebounds, dished seven assists and swatted five shots.

"I could have had two points and eight rebounds, and I'd takethat with a win," Smith said. "I wanted to do the things tohelp my team win."


Atlanta opened up the second quarter with a 13-0 run to take a41-28 lead, capped by Lue's 3-pointer with 7:54 remaining.

Childress had four points during the run, including a thunderousfast-break dunk from Smith with 8:27 remaining to give Atlantaa 38-28 edge.


It was a quarter of futility for the Bucks, who missed theirfirst five shots and were held without a field goal for thefirst 4 1/2 minutes. The club managed just 14 points in thequarter on 29 percent shooting (6-for-21) and was 0-for-7 from3-point range.


"The second quarter really destroyed us," said Bucks guardMichael Redd, who scored just four points in the frame. "It wasa tough shooting night for us tonight, especially in the secondquarter. When you're not making shots, you have to be able todefend. We didn't do that well tonight, either."


Milwaukee scored six of the first eight points in the finalperiod to cut the lead to 75-72 on Ramon Sessions' two freethrows with 10:09 remaining.


But fresh off their 12-point setback against the Chicago Bullson Tuesday, Atlanta did not quit. The Hawks, who led by as manyas 16 in the second quarter, scored 13 of the next 15 points toput the game away.


"I think we had a real disappointing outing against the Bulls,"Johnson said. "For us to come out to a great start tonightshowed a sign of maturity."


"We really did a good job defensively," Horford, said. "In thefourth quarter, the guys did a great job getting stops andexecuting offensively."


The two clubs fumbled the next four possessions with threeturnovers and a missed jumper before Lue drained a 3-pointerwith 9:13 remaining to give Atlanta a six-point lead.

After Mo Williams followed with a jumper, Atlanta tallied thenext five buckets put the game away, building an 88-74 advantageon Childress' put-back with 5:08 remaining.


"We've been pretty good as of late in the fourth quarter," Hawkscoach Mike Woodson said. "That's where the game is won andlost a lot of nights. We stepped up again tonight and made aconscious effort to defend and rebound the ball."


Milwaukee, which turned the ball over 20 times, coughed up thebasketball seven times in the final quarter.


"Atlanta did a nice job attacking," Milwaukee coach LarryKrystkowiak said. "We had a hard time keeping the ball in frontof us, because they broke us down off the dribble consistently.It was the type of attack we expected, but we just weren'tready to move our feet."


Atlanta took a 52-42 advantage into the intermission before theBucks cut the lead to five on a jumper by rookie Yi Jianlianwith 10:25 remaining in the third. But Joe Johnson and AnthonyJohnson answered with a pair of 3-pointers sandwiched around afree throw by Redd to restore the 10 point cushion.

Mario West provided a first-quarter spark for the batteredHawks. Making his first professional start, the rookie fromGeorgia Tech replaced forward Marvin Williams - who wassidelined with a strained right hip - and finished with fourpoints and three rebounds in 15 minutes.


"I was a little nervous," said West, an Atlanta area native whowalked on with both the Yellow Jackets and the Hawks. "I'mreally kind of speechless. It's a blessing to play for the hometeam and to play for these guys."


Redd scored 24 and Mo Williams added 23 for the Bucks, who havelost two straight.