A recap of the Hawks’ 101-90 win over the Bucks Friday:
Noteworthy
* The Hawks had five double-digit scorers in Jeff Teague (18), Paul Millsap (14), Al Horford (14), Kris Humphries (11) and Thabo Sefolosha (10).
* Kyle Korver and Humphries were each a plus-14.
* The Bucks had five double-digit scorers with Jabari Parker (19), John Henson (17), Jerryd Bayless (12), Giannis Antetokounmpo (11) and Khris Middleton (10).
* Parker was a minus-21.
* The Hawks (43-30) are a season-best 13 games over .500.
* Millsap had his team-leading 26th double-double.
* Tim Hardaway Jr. recorded his second four-point play.
* The Bucks outrebounded the Hawks 49-45 but the Hawks held a 17-16 advantage on the offensive glass.
* Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer (141) moved into sixth place on the franchise’s all-time win list, one more than Cotton Fitzsimmons.
* The Bucks won the season series, 2-1.
Key stat
15.6 percent
The Hawks’ 3-point shooting, easily their worst of the season as they went 5 of 32 from long range. No Hawks starter made a 3-pointer and the group went a combined 0 of 12.
Quote of the game
“I sucked the rest of the game so I tried to do something to help the team when I was out there on the floor.” – Jeff Teague
Report card
Offense: C-plus
The Hawks did manage to put up 101 points. However, the 3-point shooting was an issue. The Hawks committed only 11 turnovers with Teague committing six. The bench did a solid job with 42 points.
Defense: B
The Hawks did a much better job defensively in the second half on the Bucks’ young stars. Parker and Antetokounmpo combined for just 14 second-half points. They wanted to make the Bucks shoot from the outside. They forced 16 turnovers. The Hawks fouled too much, sending the Bucks to the line 26 times. Teague and Dennis Schroder had nine fouls. The effort was good enough for a young Bucks team that can’t win on the road.
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