National Basketball Association
Atlanta 90, Milwaukee 85
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 27, 2014
Where: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials:
#43 Dan Crawford, #11 Lauren Holtkamp, #79 Kevin Scott
Attendance:
16788
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Hawks 90, Bucks 85: Jeff Teague scored 10 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and added eight rebounds and seven assists as visiting Atlanta bounced back to split a home-and-home set with Milwaukee.
Al Horford collected 20 points and nine boards for the Hawks, who rebounded from a 107-77 loss to the Bucks on Friday in Atlanta. Paul Millsap added 17 points and eight rebounds for Atlanta.
Khris Middleton scored 21 points and fellow reserve O.J. Mayo added 12 for the Bucks. Zaza Pachulia tallied 11 points and a season-best 15 rebounds against his former team and Brandon Knight added 10 points for Milwaukee.
Middleton twice gave the Bucks the lead early in the fourth quarter, but they couldn't hang onto it as Teague fed Horford for a bucket inside to put Atlanta back on top for good and Teague scored six straight points to push the lead to 82-75 with 4:37 remaining. Knight's driving basket and 3-pointer on consecutive possessions cut it to two, but Horford's steal led to a Millsap layup to stretch it to 86-80 and the Bucks didn't get closer than five the rest of the way.
The Hawks held the Bucks without a field goal for nearly six minutes while taking a 21-10 lead after one quarter but made only one field goal in the first six-plus minutes of the second as Milwaukee surged ahead 25-23 on Middleton's 3-pointer. Atlanta came back to take a 39-37 lead into halftime and opened up a 12-point lead midway through the third quarter before allowing the Bucks to claw within 66-63 heading to the fourth.
GAME NOTEBOOK: After making only four 3-pointers in Friday's game, the Hawks connected on four in the first quarter Saturday and finished 9-of-29. … Milwaukee's 10 points in the first quarter marked the fewest the Hawks have allowed in any quarter this season. … The Bucks were without C Larry Sanders (illness) and F Ersan Ilyasova (concussion) for the second straight night.
Top Game Performances
Atlanta |
|
Milwaukee |
Jeff Teague 25 |
Scoring |
Khris Middleton 21 |
Jeff Teague 7 |
Assists |
Jerryd Bayless 6 |
Al Horford 9 |
Rebounds |
Zaza Pachulia 15 |
Jeff Teague 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Zaza Pachulia 3 |
Thabo Sefolosha 3 |
Steals |
Jerryd Bayless 2 |
Al Horford 2 |
Blocks |
John Henson 5 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Atlanta
|
90 |
36.7 |
9-29 |
15-19 |
25 |
51 |
4 |
9 |
15 |
Milwaukee
|
85 |
38.8 |
12-30 |
11-14 |
21 |
47 |
10 |
5 |
19 |
Upcoming Games
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Milwaukee will play their next game on the road against Charlotte. The Bucks have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .562 after a loss.
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Atlanta will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Hawks have a W/L % of .727 after a win and .750 after a loss.