Atlanta Hawks, playing without Trae Young, snap Milwaukee Bucks’ season-opening win streak

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks ended the Milwaukee Bucks’ nine-game successful streak Monday evening at State Farm Area, successful 117-98 behind 25 factors and 11 assists from guard Dejounte Murray and a spirited bench effort from A.J. Griffin (24 factors), Justin Vacation (14 factors) and Onyeka Okongwu (12 factors, six rebounds).

Together with ending the Bucks’ (9-1) franchise-best begin to a season, the Hawks’ matched their greatest begin by way of 10 video games as they’re now 8-2.

Listed here are some takeaways from the sport at State Farm Area:

Atlanta introduced extra power in second half

The Bucks almost knocked the Hawks out of this one early, hitting 8 three-pointers within the first quarter and taking a 21-8 lead. Atlanta was settling for two-point pictures and never taking (or making) threes, however the tide slowly started to come back in for the Hawks – till lastly within the second half it simply rushed in.

Because the Bucks regularly turned the ball over (12) and missed threes (1 for 14) whereas the starters had been nonetheless in, Murray dialed it in from the midrange, Justin Vacation received scorching from three and Okongwu and A.J. Griffin offered spotlight hustle performs and baskets for the house group. The Bucks couldn’t sustain with the power of the house crowd.

Though Milwaukee had 5 gamers in double figures in scoring, and Bobby Portis had one other double-double with 11 factors and 10 rebounds, they couldn’t make sufficient stops to make up for the shortage of offense for the primary time all season.

Giannis Antetokounmpo returns for Bucks

After lacking Saturday evening’s recreation with left knee soreness, Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to the lineup for the Bucks Monday evening. He didn’t comply with his typical routine when it comes to being the primary one out to heat up, however head coach Mike Budenholzer was hopeful the two-time MVP would play – and he did.

The sport began slowly for Antetokounmpo, too.

He was referred to as for 2 offensive fouls and hit the entrance of the rim on two jumpers within the first 3 ½ minutes of the sport earlier than having to sit down the remainder of the primary quarter. He received going within the second with 10 factors and would end with 25 factors on simply 9-of-20 taking pictures and pulled down seven rebounds earlier than the starters had been pulled trailing 108-86 with 6 minutes, 9 seconds left to go.

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Antetokounmpo made 7 of 8 free throws, however his bounce pictures had been a bit quick all recreation, and Okongwu fired his group – and the house crowd – up by going up over Antetokoumpo’s again for emphatic offensive putbacks within the third and fourth quarters.

Hawks star Trae Younger dominated out for recreation

Two-time all-star and all-NBA guard Trae Younger went by way of his pregame warmups and it was decided he wouldn’t be capable to go towards the Bucks Monday evening. The 24-year-old was initially thought-about questionable to play with proper shin soreness after briefly exiting the Hawks’ final recreation early when New Orleans’ Zion Williamson fell on his leg on Saturday. After that recreation, Younger advised reporters his calf was bruised.

Younger scored 42 factors towards the Bucks in Milwaukee’s victory on Oct. 29 at Fiserv Discussion board. In 11 profession common season video games towards the Bucks, Younger has averaged 24.8 factors and eight.5 assists per recreation whereas taking pictures 38.7% from behind the three-point line.

Aaron Vacation began in Younger’s place and scored 4 factors and had 5 assists.

Total league is off election day

All 30 groups performed Monday evening and all 30 shall be off on Tuesday, election day. At the start of the season, the NBA mentioned “the scheduling resolution got here out of the NBA household’s concentrate on selling nonpartisan civic engagement and inspiring followers to make a plan to vote throughout midterm elections.”

The Bucks and the Hawks wore T-shirts with “VOTE” throughout the chest throughout warmups on Monday.

5 numbers

1: Wins for Justin and Aaron Vacation’s groups towards their brother Jrue’s..

5: Consecutive three-pointers the Bucks made to begin the sport, together with three from Grayson Allen, in taking a 21-8 first quarter lead. The Bucks hit 8 threes within the interval.

8: Consecutive three-pointers the Bucks missed within the third quarter because the Hawks flipped that first quarter deficit into an 89-80 lead after three durations.

19: Second probability factors by the Hawks, which had been 12 greater than the Bucks. Milwaukee has made a dwelling crashing the offensive glass, from all angles and by all gamers, however the Hawks restricted them to 6 on the evening whereas knocking down 12 of their very own.

54: Place, all-time, for profession assists for Jrue Vacation. He broke a tie with Corridor of Famer Kevin Garnett for No. 54 all-time (5,445) along with his first help of the sport – a Bobby Portis three-pointer. Of the retired gamers within the high 54 for profession assists, 24 are within the Corridor of Fame.

Play of the sport is Jrue Vacation’s lob to Giannis Antetokounmpo

I’d argue that Grayson Allen’s left-handed lob to Giannis Antetokounmpo for a dunk on the 8:31 mark of the second quarter was a extra “spectacular” model of this play – however sadly for the duo Atlanta’s Onyeka Okongwu was whistled for fouling Allen on the go. Even Allen couldn’t consider it, throwing his palms up within the air.So, that play didn’t rely. However this one did between Vacation and Antetokounmpo.

Video of the sport

To additional spotlight the league’s dedication to encouraging residents to vote, NBA TV devoted time to educating viewers on a number of the races across the nation. It was complimented in arenas by gamers advocating for native voting, similar to Atlanta’s John Collins addressing the group Monday evening to take action.

Who do the Bucks play subsequent?

The Milwaukee Bucks head to Oklahoma Metropolis to face the Thunder on Wednesday evening on the Paycom Middle at 7 p.m. The 2 groups simply confronted one another in Milwaukee on Nov. 5, with the Bucks successful 108-94 with out star Giannis Antetokounmpo.

This text initially appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee Bucks defeated by Atlanta Hawks, have win streak snapped