Atlanta Hawks lose three in a row, Milwaukee Bucks win 108–91
Milwaukee Bucks reserves and Corey Maggette grasped the court of Philips Arena. Atlanta bestowed the Bucks with their first winning streak of the season and left the poor Atlanta Hawks fans with a three-game losing streak. A crowd of 11,211 fans witnessed
the game. The Hawks have lost three in a row, including two at home, after winning their first six games.
Prominent players
Four players of Bucks scored the points in double digits. Maggette topped Bucks with 20 points and 8 assists. Brandon Jennings followed him with 19 points and 6 assists. Ersan Ilyasova was at number three with 17 points. John Salmons contributed 16 points.
Zaza Pachulis had scored 16 points from the Hawks end. A Dominican basketball center with the Hawks, Al Horford, had 14 points but only six rebounds. Joe Johnson made only 5 of 13 shots for 13 points. A highlight for the Hawks was rookie Jordan Crawford,
who set a personal high with 11.
Inactive Players
Chris Douglas-Roberts, Darington Hobson, and Michael Redd were invisible at the Bucks end.
The Guard/Forward for Hawks, Maurice Evans, and Pape Sy missed the game against the Bucks.
Shining Star
Basketball point guard for Hawks, Mike Bibby passed 14,000 career points with his first basket in the game.
Hot Favourite
Atlanta's Jordan Crawford got more runs in the game than in any game this season, and turned in a career-high 11 points on 5 of 8 shooting with three rebounds and two turnovers.
Turning Point
The Bucks outscored the Hawks 45-18 in the last 16 minutes of the first half. They had a 17-6 rebounding edge over that period.
Game story
The Bucks struggled with their offense early in the season and were last in the league as their scoring rate was only 89.6 points per game before taking over a game against New York Knicks by 107-80.
Although, Hawks made an impressive start with a 5 points lead at the end of the first session of the game but on the other side the advantage began to disappear when Hawks coach Larry Drew began substituting. The Bucks overcame a sluggish start and defeated
the Atlanta Hawks.
The Bucks efficiently over took the game in the second period. The Bucks trailed by 13 points in the opening period before taking a lopsided 33-14 advantage in the second period for a 54-40 lead at the break.
The Bucks continued to stretch the lead after halftime. Jennings scored back-to-back 3-pointers late in the third period to stretch the advantage to 30 points at 88-58.
Josh Smith of Atlanta Hawks said that we will try our level best to find out the main cause of what is actually going wrong, and surely, we will fix it quickly.
The Hawks could not match the Bucks' intensity, especially in the second and third periods, when Milwaukee outscored Atlanta 67-33.
Jennings had back-to-back 3-pointers late in the third period to stretch the advantage to 30 points at 88-58.
Bucks added 20 points and Hawks scored 32 points in the final session to end the game at 108–91. Congratulations Bucks.
Quotable
"Our starters have gotten us off to fast starts", the current head basketball coach of the Atlanta Hawks Larry Drew said. "I'm not getting the energy from the bench. ... that is the third game that has happened to us. I have to find better combinations to
use that can sustain the energy".
Bucks coach Scott Skiles said, "We've got to give our bench a lot of credit tonight", and "They came out and not only got us back in the game but, I believe, we had a 27-point turnaround in the first half".
Upcoming Next
No doubt, Bucks should receive a confidence boost from the win and play the upcoming match against Warriors on Saturday with full energy.
Hawks will take on Utah Jazz on Friday, with a hope and spirit to make a great come back after three consecutive losses.
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