Atlanta Hawks (32-31) beat Milwaukee Bucks (26-35) 131-113 on the road on Wednesday, March 4, after falling far behind. The Hawks were down 13 at one quarter break and still finished 18 ahead.
The game, quarter by quarter
The Bucks had the better start, winning the first 38-25 to lead by 13 after one. The Hawks cut into the deficit with a 41-33 second quarter, though the Bucks still led by 5 at halftime.
The Hawks won the third 32-18 to turn the game around, taking a 9-point lead into the fourth. The Hawks took the fourth 33-24; the Hawks finished the job for a 131-113 regulation win.
What flipped it
The Hawks got more from their shots, finishing at 65.2% effective field-goal shooting compared with 57.6% for the Bucks. The Hawks took better care of the ball, turning it over on 11.1% of possessions compared with 15.3% for the Bucks. That shooting gap supplied the clearest edge.
The Bucks did win one battle, the free-throw line: FT rate of 16.3 against 12. The Hawks made up for it elsewhere.
At roughly 98 possessions per team, the Hawks produced 133.1 points per 100 possessions to 114.8 for the Bucks.
Who carried the comeback
Onyeka Okongwu was the game's biggest individual force for ATL: 21 pts, 8 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl on 9-14 shooting. His Game Score of 19.9 led everyone. His team was +19 with him on the floor.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 24 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast on 10-15 shooting, good for a 19.6 Game Score.
Ryan Rollins (13 pts, 8 reb, 12 ast) and Dyson Daniels (14 pts, 10 reb, 3 ast) each recorded a double-double.
What it means
The pre-game Win Meter had it close to a coin flip, at about 46% for the Hawks.
Across the last 6 meetings in our records, the series is even.
The Hawks are now 32-31, and the Bucks are 26-35. The Hawks last five before this game: L-W-W-W-W.
Written automatically by Tip Off Live software from box score data. Ratings and probabilities are our own model estimates.