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Atlanta Hawks clobber Milwaukee Bucks 97-86

Milwaukee Bucks guard Jerryd Bayless, right, is defended by Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague, left, during the first half of Sunday's game in Milwaukee. - photo by Darren Hauck

0223Hawks1 — Milwaukee Bucks guard Jerryd Bayless, right, is defended by Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague, left, during the first half of Sunday's game in Milwaukee. - photo by Darren Hauck

Associated Press

Updated: Feb 22, 2015, 9:37 PM

Published: Feb 22, 2015, 9:33 PM

MILWAUKEE — Paul Millsap had 23 points and 16 rebounds, Kyle Korver added 12 points and the Atlanta Hawks avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season with a 97-86 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday. Korver hit three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter after Atlanta squandered an early 16-point lead. Giannis Antetokounmpo's two foul shots with 49 seconds left in the third quarter tied it at 64 for MilwaukeeBut the best team in the Eastern Conference returned to a formula in the fourth quarter that had worked so well in the first half, making extra passes on offense and frustrating the Bucks on defense.

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Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer and Hawks center Dwight Howard (8) react while talking with referee Ken Mauer (41) during the second half of a game against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday in New York. The Nets won 91-82. - photo by Adam Hunger

0405Hawksweb — Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer and Hawks center Dwight Howard (8) react while talking with referee Ken Mauer (41) during the second half of a game against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday in New York. The Nets won 91-82. - photo by Adam Hunger

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Updated: Apr 5, 2017, 1:43 AM

Published: Apr 5, 2017, 1:46 AM

ATLANTA — The playoffs are no longer a certainty for the struggling Atlanta Hawks, whose immediate concern has shifted from postseason seeding to not being pushed out the door. And after losing nine of their last 11, the challenge just got more difficult. The Hawks, who have slipped to sixth in the eight-team Eastern Conference playoff standings, will play three games in four days against the conference’s top two teams.

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