Hawks' Johnson nearing scoring milestone

Hawks guard Joe Johnson needs three points to reach 12,000 points for his career.

Johnson, in his ninth NBA season, is currently 32nd among active players in career scoring. Going into Thursday's games, Hawks guard Mike Bibby was 24th (13,699), forward Joe Smith was 39th (11,140) and guard Jamal Crawford 50th (10,091).

Cavs center Shaquille O'Neal, currently out with a thumb injury, leads all active players with 28,255 points - the fifth-best total in NBA history.

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Hawks fall short to Pistons after late-game heroics from Johnson, NAW

Atlanta put up a valiant effort on the second night of back-to-back games, with Jalen Johnson finishing the night with 29 points and Nickeil Alexander-Walker scoring 26.

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