NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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MILWAUKEE 22 17 21 23 83
ATLANTA 27 15 17 18 77 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: MIL - GLENN ROBINSON 21, DELL CURRY 12, CHRIS GATLING 12
ATL - CHRIS CRAWFORD 15, STEVE SMITH 14, DIKEMBE MUTOMBO 11
Extended Box
MILWAUKEE (83) AT ATLANTA (77)
MILWAUKEE
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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ROBINSON F 33 8-13 5-5 0 3 3 2 1 2 1 21
THOMAS F 16 2-5 3-4 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 7
TRAYLOR C 8 2-4 0-0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 4
ALLEN G 25 1-9 6-6 0 2 2 3 5 2 4 8
WORKMAN G 20 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 2
D CURRY 28 4-11 2-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 12
M CURRY 18 3-5 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 7
DEL NEGRO 28 0-3 0-0 1 0 1 7 2 2 1 0
GATLING 14 5-8 2-4 1 2 3 0 3 1 1 12
GILLIAM 22 2-7 0-0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 4
JOHNSON 28 3-5 0-0 3 9 12 1 4 1 2 6
CASSELL DNP - SPRAINED ANKLE
TOTALS 240 31-73 18-21 10 21 31 21 24 13 11 83
(.425) (.857) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 12(10 PTS)
ATLANTA
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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CRAWFORD F 25 4-9 7-9 1 1 2 0 4 0 2 15
HENDERSON F 34 3-7 2-2 3 3 6 3 4 2 2 8
MUTOMBO C 39 4-4 3-5 4 11 15 1 2 1 1 11
BLAYLOCK G 31 4-10 0-0 3 4 7 0 0 1 6 9
SMITH G 34 5-14 2-2 0 2 2 2 5 1 4 14
CORBIN 26 3-12 2-2 4 2 6 0 0 0 3 9
GRAY 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
JOHNSON 19 1-4 3-4 0 2 2 4 1 1 2 5
LONG 22 0-3 4-4 2 2 4 1 3 1 2 4
WEST 6 1-3 0-0 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 2
MCLEOD DNP - COACH'S DECISION
SHEPPARD DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 25-67 23-28 19 28 47 11 20 7 24 77
(.373) (.821) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 25(28 PTS)
MILWAUKEE 22 17 21 23 - 83
ATLANTA 27 15 17 18 - 77
BLOCKED SHOTS: MILWAUKEE - GILLIAM 2, JOHNSON 2, DEL NEGRO, TRAYLOR.
ATLANTA - MUTOMBO.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MILWAUKEE 3-8 (.375), ROBINSON 0-1, THOMAS 0-1, ALLEN
0-2, D CURRY 2-3, M CURRY 1-1. ATLANTA 4-21 (.190), CRAWFORD 0-1, BLAYLOCK
1-6, SMITH 2-7, CORBIN 1-5, JOHNSON 0-1, LONG 0-1.
TECHNICALS: ATLANTA - HENDERSON.
OFFICIALS: JESS KERSEY, (JAMES CAPERS, JIM KINSEY.
A - 12,225. T - 2:10.
Box Score
MILWAUKEE (83)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Robinson 33 8-13 5-5 0-3 2 1 21
Thomas 16 2-5 3-4 2-2 2 1 7
Traylor 8 2-4 0-0 1-1 0 3 4
Allen 25 1-9 6-6 0-2 3 5 8
Workman 20 1-3 0-0 1-1 1 2 2
D Curry 28 4-11 2-2 0-2 1 0 12
M Curry 18 3-5 0-0 0-1 2 2 7
Del Negro 28 0-3 0-0 1-1 7 2 0
Gatling 14 5-8 2-4 1-3 0 3 12
Gilliam 22 2-7 0-0 1-3 2 1 4
Johnson 28 3-5 0-0 3-12 1 4 6
Cassell DNP - sprained ankle
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TOTALS 240 31-73 18-21 10-31 21 24 83
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Percentages: FG-.425, FT-.857. 3-Point Goals:
3-8, .375 (Robinson 0-1, Thomas 0-1, Allen 0-2, D
Curry 2-3, M Curry 1-1). Team rebounds: 6.
Blocked shots: 6 (Gilliam 2, Johnson 2, Del
Negro, Traylor). Turnovers: 12 (Allen 4, Johnson
2, Del Negro, Gatling, Gilliam, M Curry,
Robinson). Steals: 13 (Allen 2, Del Negro 2, M
Curry 2, Robinson 2, D Curry, Gatling, Johnson,
Thomas, Workman).
ATLANTA (77)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Crawford 25 4-9 7-9 1-2 0 4 15
Henderson 34 3-7 2-2 3-6 3 4 8
Mutombo 39 4-4 3-5 4-15 1 2 11
Blaylock 31 4-10 0-0 3-7 0 0 9
Smith 34 5-14 2-2 0-2 2 5 14
Corbin 26 3-12 2-2 4-6 0 0 9
Gray 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Johnson 19 1-4 3-4 0-2 4 1 5
Long 22 0-3 4-4 2-4 1 3 4
West 6 1-3 0-0 2-3 0 1 2
Mcleod DNP - coach's decision
Sheppard DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 25-67 23-28 19-47 11 20 77
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Percentages: FG-.373, FT-.821. 3-Point Goals:
4-21, .190 (Crawford 0-1, Blaylock 1-6, Smith
2-7, Corbin 1-5, Johnson 0-1, Long 0-1). Team
rebounds: 8. Blocked shots: 1 (Mutombo).
Turnovers: 25 (Blaylock 6, Smith 4, Corbin 3,
Crawford 2, Henderson 2, Johnson 2, Long 2, Gray,
Mutombo, West). Steals: 7 (Henderson 2, Blaylock,
Johnson, Long, Mutombo, Smith).
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Milwaukee 22 17 21 23 - 83
Atlanta 27 15 17 18 - 77
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Technical fouls: Atlanta 1 (Henderson, 4:40 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,225. T: 2:10.
Officials: Jess Kersey, (james Capers, Jim Kinsey.
Game Story
ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Glenn Robinson hit a 14-foot jumper with 53
seconds left to put Milwaukee on top for good and Ray Allen
overcame an awful game to score all eight of his points in the
final 18 seconds as the Bucks held off the Atlanta Hawks, 83-77.
Robinson made two free throws with 2:23 remaining to force the
sixth tie of the fourth quarter, 73-73. The Hawks had several
chances to take the lead on their next possession but could not
get a shot to fall. Steve Smith missed a short jumper, but
Mookie Blaylock grabbed the rebound and fed Smith, who could not
connect on a 3-pointer.
Blaylock pulled down another rebound and misfired on a 3-pointer
from the left sideline. Dikembe Mutombo's rebound maintained
possession for Atlanta, but Smith committed a turnover with 1:12
to play.
Robinson gave the Bucks the advantage and Tyrone Corbin missed a
3-pointer for Atlanta. Allen, who missed his first eight shots,
sank six free throws in an 11-second span as Milwaukee held on.
Allen made his only basket with five-tenths of a second
remaining.
After Allen hit two foul shots to make it 77-73 with 18 seconds
remaining, Mutombo quickly cut the deficit in half with a hook
shot from the right sideline. Allen hit two more from the line
with 13 seconds left, and after Blaylock missed a 3-pointer, he
was good on two more foul shots with 7.5 seconds remaining.
"I never got going tonight," Allen said. "I was in foul
trouble. I had to just play defense. I still had confidence in
my shot. I knew I could make shots. It was pleasing to me
because I knew I could make the free throws."
"Defensively after the first quarter, I thought we played
great," said Bucks coach George Karl. "It wasn't a very pretty
game, but we had the best player in Glenn Robinson. We've kind
of made it a habit of winning ugly games on the road."
Robinson scored 21 points and Dell Curry and Chris Gatling added
12 apiece for Milwaukee, which won in Atlanta for the first time
since November 18, 1994 -- a span of seven losses. The Bucks
broke a four-game overall losing streak to the Hawks.
Chris Crawford scored a career-high 15 points and Mutombo added
11 and 15 rebounds for the Hawks, who have dropped two of three
following a four-game winning streak.
"The last couple of games I really didn't give the energy like I
could and tonight I just wanted to come out and show some
energy," Crawford said.
Atlanta led for the entire third quarter until Curry's 3-pointer
in the final moments of the period gave the Bucks a 60-59
advantage entering the fourth period.
Neither team scored for the first three minutes of the final
quarter and after four minutes of back-and-forth action, Smith
drilled a 3-pointer from the left sideline to give the Hawks a
69-66 advantage.
"Both teams went a long period in the beginning of the fourth
without scoring," said Robinson. "I think it was a combination
of both defense and a dry spell. We just wanted to play strong
defense on them."
Gatling, who scored seven of his 12 points in the final period,
converted a layup, but Corbin pushed the lead back to three
points with a 20-footer. Gatling hit on the second of two free
throws with 3:41 remaining and tied the game moments later with
a dunk.
"That's my job, my role, to give the guys some energy," Gatling
said. "It's up to me to get guys going. I am a high-energy
player and I have to play hard when I'm out there."
The Hawks scored 27 points in the first quarter but were held to
just 50 the rest of the way. Their struggles were apparent in a
10-second span when Corbin missed two jumpers and Smith misfired
on a 3-pointer.
Grant Long sank a pair of free throws with 2:39 left, giving
Atlanta a 73-71 advantage. Robinson tied it from the line 16
seconds later.
Blaylock grabbed seven rebounds and Corbin and Alan Henderson
had six apiece as the Hawks built a 47-31 advantage on the
glass. But they shot only 37 percent (25-of-67), including
4-of-21 from beyond the arc.
"We just didn't execute and play the game well," said Blaylock.
"We let them hang in and we caught ourselves behind."
Vinny Del Negro dished out seven assists and Ervin Johnson
grabbed 12 rebounds for the Bucks, who shot 42.5 percent
(31-of-73) and converted 25 Atlanta turnovers into 28 points.
