Hawks Even Series Up With Win Over Bucks
The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Milwaukee Bucks, 110-88, at StateFarm Arena on Tuesday night. The series is now 2-2.
The Hawks dealt with the absence of Trae Young due to an ankle injury, but Atlanta still found a way to get the job done and evened things up by a 2-2 score. Essentially, this will now be a three-game series with two games at Fiserv Forum and one in Atlanta. Atlanta got off to a good start here and jumped out to a 25-22 lead in the first quarter, but they made that an even bigger lead following a 26-16 score in the second quarter. With Atlanta up by 13 points in the first half, the Hawks pulled away for good with a 36-24 score in the third quarter. The Bucks won the final quarter by a 26-23 score, but the Hawks held their own for good and won this game by a wide margin.
The Hawks didn't have Trae Young (ankle), but Lou Willams got the start and finished with 21 points and eight assists across 35 minutes. Bogdan Bogdanovic delivered 20 points and five assists, but he also had five assists and four steals. Kevin Huerter and Clint Capela each had 15 points each -- Huerter also had seven assists and six rebounds, while Capela also ended with seven rebounds in 28 minutes.
Jrue Holiday led the way for the Bucks with 19 points and nine assists -- he also added five rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo left the game with an injury, but he still provided 14 points and eight boards. Khris Middleton had 16 points and eight rebounds, but he didn't do much once Antetokounmpo left the game. No other Milwaukee player ended the game with at least 10 points.
The Hawks dealt with the absence of Trae Young due to an ankle injury, but Atlanta still found a way to get the job done and evened things up by a 2-2 score. Essentially, this will now be a three-game series with two games at Fiserv Forum and one in Atlanta. Atlanta got off to a good start here and jumped out to a 25-22 lead in the first quarter, but they made that an even bigger lead following a 26-16 score in the second quarter. With Atlanta up by 13 points in the first half, the Hawks pulled away for good with a 36-24 score in the third quarter. The Bucks won the final quarter by a 26-23 score, but the Hawks held their own for good and won this game by a wide margin.
The Hawks didn't have Trae Young (ankle), but Lou Willams got the start and finished with 21 points and eight assists across 35 minutes. Bogdan Bogdanovic delivered 20 points and five assists, but he also had five assists and four steals. Kevin Huerter and Clint Capela each had 15 points each -- Huerter also had seven assists and six rebounds, while Capela also ended with seven rebounds in 28 minutes.
Jrue Holiday led the way for the Bucks with 19 points and nine assists -- he also added five rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo left the game with an injury, but he still provided 14 points and eight boards. Khris Middleton had 16 points and eight rebounds, but he didn't do much once Antetokounmpo left the game. No other Milwaukee player ended the game with at least 10 points.