Hawks 104, Bucks 99: Al Horford scored 24 points and Josh Smith added 23 as visiting Atlanta edged Milwaukee for the second time this week.

Devin Harris scored 16 points and Jeff Teague collected 14 and eight assists for the Hawks, who moved a full game ahead of idle Chicago for the No. 5 spot in the Eastern Conference.

Monta Ellis scored 20 points, Ersan Ilyasova recorded 19 and 10 boards and Larry Sanders added 15 and 12 as the Bucks dropped their third straight and missed another chance to gain ground on the Boston Celtics for the No. 7 spot in the East. Milwaukee is two games back of Boston.

Atlanta held an 87-81 lead after Teague’s layup with 5:52 left before the Bucks began to fight back. J.J. Redick knocked down a 3-pointer to spark a run and Ellis connected from beyond the arc on three straight possessions to cap the 16-5 burst and put Milwaukee on top 97-92 with 2:45 left.

Smith ended that run with a steal and a layup and scored again off Teague’s feed with 33 seconds left to knot it at 99. Ellis turned it over on the ensuing possession and the Hawks went 5-of-6 from the free throw line in the final 22 seconds to close it out.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Milwaukee PG Brandon Jennings handed out 13 assists but went 4-of-15 from the field. Jennings in shooting 16.7 percent in the last two contests. … Ilyasova had missed the previous three games with back and hip injuries but played 28 minutes against Atlanta. … Horford failed to record a double-double for the second time in the last 12 games.