National Basketball Association
Milwaukee 107, Atlanta 77
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, December 26, 2014
Where: Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
#47 Bennie Adams, #22 Bill Spooner, #66 Haywoode Workman
Attendance:
19016
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Bucks 107, Hawks 77: Jared Dudley scored a season-high 24 points on 10-of-10 shooting as visiting Milwaukee ended a string of seven straight losses to Atlanta in the first game of a home-and-home set.
Brandon Knight scored 16 points and Zaza Pachulia added 14 points and eight rebounds for the Bucks, who used their 13th different starting lineup this season with center Larry Sanders (illness) and forward Ersan Ilyasova (concussion) out. Jerryd Bayless contributed 12 points and O.J. Mayo added 11 as Milwaukee's bench combined for 54 points.
Paul Millsap collected 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Hawks, who had won eight straight at home and 14 of 15 overall. Al Horford scored 13 points and Jeff Teague added 12 for Atlanta, which went 4-for-23 from 3-point range and committed 23 turnovers.
Bayless' 3-pointer with 24 seconds left in the first quarter gave the Bucks a 24-22 lead after one and they never trailed again. Bayless and Dudley combined for all of Milwaukee's scoring during an 11-2 run to start the second and the Bucks outscored the Hawks 34-20 in the quarter to take a 58-42 lead into the break.
The Hawks never got closer than 14 points in the second half, and Knight scored seven points during a 13-2 spurt that pushed the Bucks' lead to 79-52 with three minutes left in the third. Atlanta sat all its starters for the final 9:22, but the bench didn't have any luck, either, as the Hawks went scoreless for more than four minutes while Milwaukee stretched the lead to 30.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Milwaukee's 58 first-half points marked its highest-scoring opening half on the road this season. … Atlanta PF Adreian Payne made his NBA debut, scoring two points and grabbing three rebounds in 13 minutes. … Milwaukee rookie PF Johnny O'Bryant scored eight of his season-high 12 points in the first half.
Top Game Performances
| Milwaukee |
|
Atlanta |
|
Jared Dudley 24 |
Scoring |
Paul Millsap 22 |
|
Giannis Antetokounmpo 5 |
Assists |
Kyle Korver 4 |
|
Zaza Pachulia 8 |
Rebounds |
Paul Millsap 11 |
|
Jerryd Bayless 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Paul Millsap 5 |
|
Jared Dudley 4 |
Steals |
Jeff Teague 3 |
|
Giannis Antetokounmpo 2 |
Blocks |
Al Horford 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Milwaukee
|
107 |
50.6 |
8-19 |
19-23 |
28 |
40 |
6 |
15 |
15 |
| Atlanta
|
77 |
40.8 |
4-23 |
11-14 |
20 |
38 |
4 |
8 |
23 |
Upcoming Games
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Atlanta will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The Hawks have a W/L % of .727 after a win and .714 after a loss.
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Milwaukee will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Bucks have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .562 after a loss.