Bucks get shut down in Atlanta
State SportsJoe Johnson led a balanced attack with 28 points and eight assists as the Atlanta Hawks shut down Michael Redd and Andrew Bogut in the second half to come away with a 115-96 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Joe Johnson led a balanced attack with 28 points and eight assists as the Atlanta Hawks shut down Michael Redd and Andrew Bogut in the second half to come away with a 115-96 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Atlanta shot 57-percent from the field to cruise to victory and maintain a half-game lead for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Bucks dropped their seventh straight road game and eighth of their last nine overall.
Bogut and Redd led Milwaukee in scoring with 27 and 20 points, respectively, but were held to a combined five points in the second half.
Bogut also pulled down a game-high nine boards.
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