Mattie T’s 1st round NBA Playoffs Recap: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Atlanta Hawks
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on May 3, 2010
Game 1:
102
92
Star Player of the Game: Hawks guard Joe Johnson, who scored 22 points, grabbed 7 rebounds & dished out 5 assists in 42 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Atlanta shot 53.9% for the game.
Game 2:
96
86
Star Player of the Game: Hawks forward Josh Smith, who scored 21 points, grabbed 14 rebounds & dished out 9 assists in 33 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Milwaukee lost despite outscoring Atlanta’s bench 40-7, but connected on just 4-of-24 (16.7%) of their three-point attempts.
Game 3:
107
89
Star Player of the Game: Bucks guard John Salmons, who scored 22 points & dished out 7 assists in 30 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Milwaukee shot 51.2% for the game.
Game 4:
111
104
Star Player of the Game: Bucks guard Brandon Jennings, who scored 23 points & dished out 6 assists in 34 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Milwaukee shot 55.1% for the game.
Game 5:
91
87
Star Player of the Game: Bucks guard John Salmons, who scored 19 points, grabbed 6 rebounds & dished out 5 assists in 45 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Milwaukee shot just 40.5% for the game, but outscored Atlanta 30-19 in the 4th quarter. (Hawks led 69-61 after 3 quarters)
Game 6:
83
69
Star Player of the Game: Hawks guard Joe Johnson, who scored 22 points, dished out 6 assists & grabbed 5 rebounds in 43 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Atlanta outrebounded Milwaukee 51-42 & held the Bucks to 32.9% shooting for the game.
Game 7:
95
74
Star Player of the Game: Hawks center Al Horford, who scored 16 points & grabbred 15 rebounds in 38 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Atlanta outrebounded Milwaukee 55-34 & held the Bucks to 32.9% shooting for the game.
Congratulations to Mike Woodson’s Atlanta Hawks, who will advance to the Semifinals for the 2nd straight season (hasn’t been done since 1995-96).
As for Scott Skiles’ Milwaukee Bucks, they suffer their fourth straight first-round playoff defeat since 2003 & have not advanced to the Semifinal round since 2001.
Atlanta will now move on to face Orlando in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, as that series will begin on Tuesday.
