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National Basketball Association
Milwaukee 97, Atlanta 92
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Where: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials: #50 Gediminas Petraitis, #23 Jason Phillips, #68 Jacyn Goble
Attendance: 14720
Khris Middleton scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half as the Milwaukee Bucks overcame a slow start to beat the visiting Atlanta Hawks 97-92 Tuesday night at the Bradley Center.

Middleton hit 7 of 15 shots, grabbed seven rebounds and finished with three steals. Teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo also shook off a cold start, making 4 of 6 shots in the second half and finishing with 15 points, 15 rebounds, three steals and two blocks.

Dennis Schroder led Atlanta with 18 points and Kent Bazemore made four 3-pointers to finish with 17 but the Hawks shot just 38.4 percent from the floor. Atlanta's Dewayne Dedmon contributed 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Schroder and Bazemore combined for 22 first-half points and each hit a pair of 3-pointers for the Hawks, who led 53-31 at the break.

The Bucks only shot 34 percent in the first half but snapped out of their funk in the third as Jabari Parker capped off a 12-2 run by dunking over Mike Muscala and John Collins to put Milwaukee up 63-53 with 4:19 left in the quarter.

A short hook from Middleton kept the run going. After Atlanta scored four straight, Milwaukee's Eric Bledsoe fed Tyler Zeller for a dunk, Bledsoe knocked down a 3-pointer, and the Bucks went into the fourth with a 74-61 lead.

After being outscored 33-18 in the third, Atlanta opened the final period with an 11-4 run that cut the deficit to six with 7:35 to play.

Bazemore cut the deficit to two on a 3-pointer with 5:20 remaining, and after a Zeller dunk, a 3-pointer from Ersan Ilyasova put the Hawks within a point.

Milwaukee stretched its lead back to three only for Bazemore to hit another from long distance, knotting things up at 84 with 3:30 to play.

Antetokounmpo hit a jumper, then took a feed from Middleton for an easy layup to put Milwaukee back up eight. Ilyasova missed a pair of 3-point attempts in that stretch, and a Bledsoe dunk put Milwaukee on top by six with two minutes to play.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Atlanta   Milwaukee
Dennis Schroder 18 Scoring Khris Middleton 21
Kent Bazemore 4 Assists Eric Bledsoe 9
Dewayne Dedmon 10 Rebounds Giannis Antetokounmpo 15
Malcolm Delaney 4 Free Throws Made Khris Middleton 6
Ersan Ilyasova 2 Steals Jason Terry 2
John Collins 4 Blocks Eric Bledsoe 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Atlanta 92 38.4 12-35 14-20 21 50 6 7 14
Milwaukee 97 43.2 8-25 13-17 23 48 10 6 10
Upcoming Games
  • Milwaukee will play their next game at home against Denver. The Bucks have a W/L % of .531 after a win and .625 after a loss.
  • Atlanta will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Hawks have a W/L % of .167 after a win and .375 after a loss.