Game ID: 22300286
Atlanta Hawks @ Milwaukee Bucks
Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIL 42 25 32 33 132ATL 37 26 35 23 121
ATL @ MIL ScoutingATL @ MIL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MIL availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 6 since 11/13, out tonight
BACK Beauchamp back 11/22 after 3, 22 min since (184% of 12)
MIL availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 7 since 11/13, out tonight
BACK Beauchamp back 11/22 after 3, 18 min since (148% of 12)
NEW Connaughton 22 to 28 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 8 since 11/13, out tonight
BACK Beauchamp back 11/22 after 3, 15 min since (125% of 12)
MIL availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 9 since 11/13, out tonight
BACK Beauchamp back 11/22 after 3, 13 min since (113% of 12)
MIL availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 10 since 11/13, out tonight
BACK Beauchamp back 11/22 after 3, 15 min since (128% of 12)
MIL availability going into 12/05 · 2 days' restOUT Crowder missed 11 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Connaughton missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
NEW Beasley 29 to 36 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 12 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Connaughton missed 3 since 11/30, out tonight
NEW Beasley 29 to 37 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 12/11 · 3 days' restOUT Crowder missed 13 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Connaughton missed 4 since 11/30, out tonight
NEW Beasley 29 to 37 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 12/13 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 14 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Connaughton missed 5 since 11/30, out tonight
NEW Lopez 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Beasley 29 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Beauchamp 12 to 18 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/25 · 2 days' restOUT Fernando missed 6 since 11/11, returns tonight: 5 min (32% of 15)
OUT Mathews missed 4 since 11/15, returns tonight: 14 min (96% of 15)
OUT Gueye missed 10 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 10 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 4 since 11/15, returns tonight: 9 min (84% of 11)
OUT Mills missed 14 since 10/25, returns tonight: 5 min (46% of 11)
ATL availability going into 11/26 · back-to-backOUT Gueye missed 11 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 11 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 11/25 after 6, 5 min since (32% of 15)
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 14 min since (96% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 11/25 after 4, 9 min since (84% of 11)
BACK Mills back 11/25 after 14, 5 min since (46% of 11)
ATL availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT Gueye missed 12 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 12 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 11/25 after 6, 5 min since (32% of 15)
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 14 min since (96% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 11/25 after 4, 9 min since (84% of 11)
BACK Mills back 11/25 after 14, 5 min since (46% of 11)
ATL availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 13 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 13 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 11/25 after 6, 4 min since (29% of 15)
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 9 min since (61% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 11/25 after 4, 7 min since (60% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 14 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 14 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 11/25 after 6, 4 min since (29% of 15)
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 10 min since (68% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 11/25 after 4, 7 min since (60% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/06 · 3 days' restOUT Johnson missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 15 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 15 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 10 min since (63% of 15)
ATL availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 5 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 3 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 16 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 16 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 3 since 11/30, returns tonight: 12 min (115% of 11)
OUT Mills missed 5 since 11/26, returns tonight: 17 min (157% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT Johnson missed 6 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 4 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 17 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 17 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Forrest back 12/08 after 3, 12 min since (115% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/08 after 5, 17 min since (157% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/13 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 7 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 5 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 18 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 18 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Forrest back 12/08 after 3, 12 min since (115% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/08 after 5, 17 min since (157% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 29 and Lillard at 28 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Crowder (10 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 126, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Young at 32 and Hunter at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Johnson (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been plus-4 a night and Atlanta minus-6 and the defense, Milwaukee allowing 119 a night to Atlanta's 126. Call it Milwaukee 123, Atlanta 120, Atlanta keeping it close.
11/24 vs WAS 131-128 — MIL notes
MIL won 131-128. MIL shot 52% (48 of 92) to WAS's 48%, 9 of 31 from three, and went to the line 33 times to WAS's 21 — 26 points from the stripe to their 17. Lopez led with 39 (14 of 17, 4 of 7 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Antetokounmpo added 31, Lillard 31. The hinge was Q3, 32-28: MIL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 3. MIL trailed 60-61 at the half and won the second half 71-67. Lopez was the night's best plus/minus at +8.
11/26 vs POR 108-102 — MIL notes
MIL won 108-102. MIL shot 39% (35 of 89) to POR's 41%, 14 of 42 from three, and went to the line 32 times to POR's 20 — 24 points from the stripe to their 15. The glass went 52-40 for them. G. Antetokounmpo led with 33 (11 of 21, 11 of 18 at the line); Lillard added 31, Beasley 14. The hinge was Q4, 33-14: MIL came in trailing by 13 and left it ahead by 6. MIL trailed 52-68 at the half and won the second half 56-34. Beasley was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/28 @ MIA 131-124 — MIL notes
MIL won 131-124. MIL shot 53% (47 of 88) to MIA's 51%, 13 of 35 from three, and went to the line 27 times to MIA's 21 — 24 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 45-35 for them. Antetokounmpo led with 33 (11 of 16, 10 of 13 at the line); Lillard added 32, Middleton 17. The hinge was Q4, 38-27: MIL came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 7. MIL trailed 59-62 at the half and won the second half 72-62. Middleton was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/30 @ CHI 113-120 — MIL notes
MIL lost 113-120 in 1 overtime. MIL shot 45% (44 of 98) to CHI's 46%, 16 of 48 from three, and got to the line 13 times to CHI's 22. Antetokounmpo led with 26 (11 of 17); Lopez added 20, Beasley 19. Q2 was theirs, 31-23, turning a 2-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 4 periods went 97-82 against them. Payne's -20 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/02 vs ATL 132-121 — MIL notes
MIL won 132-121. MIL shot 60% (53 of 89) to ATL's 45%, 14 of 33 from three, and got to the line 15 times to ATL's 21. Antetokounmpo led with 32 (14 of 20); Lillard added 25, Payne 18. The hinge was Q4, 33-23: a lead of 1 became 11. Lillard was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
12/05 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 31 and Lillard at 27 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Crowder (11 straight), Connaughton (2 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Randle at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without McBride (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 105 a night to Milwaukee's 119 and the arc, New York at 40 percent from three to Milwaukee's 35. Call it Milwaukee 115, New York 114, New York keeping it close.
12/07 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 118, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 32 and Lillard at 27 a game. Without Crowder (12 straight), Connaughton (3 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 122, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Haliburton at 32 and Toppin at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Smith (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been plus-4 a night and Indiana minus-5 and the turnovers, Milwaukee giving it away 15 times a game to Indiana's 10. Call it Milwaukee 125, Indiana 122, Indiana keeping it close.
12/11 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 123, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 33 and Lillard at 25 a game. Without Crowder (13 straight), Connaughton (4 straight). 3 days' rest. Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; White at 23 and DeRozan at 23 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without LaVine (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 113 a night to Milwaukee's 123 and the glass, where Chicago has been plus-4 a night and Milwaukee plus-0. Call it Milwaukee 120, Chicago 115.
12/13 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 124, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 22 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 32 and Lillard at 22 a game. Without Crowder (14 straight), Connaughton (5 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 125, shooting 53 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Haliburton at 28 and Turner at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Smith (5 straight), Sheppard (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 42 percent from three to Indiana's 37 and the turnovers, Milwaukee giving it away 14 times a game to Indiana's 10. Call it Milwaukee 127, Indiana 124, Indiana keeping it close.
11/25 @ WAS 136-108 — ATL notes
ATL won 136-108. ATL shot 51% (52 of 102) to WAS's 49%, 18 of 37 from three, and went to the line 20 times to WAS's 12 — 14 points from the stripe to their 12. ATL turned it over 9 times to WAS's 20. Young led with 26 (9 of 17, 5 of 8 from three); Hunter added 20, Bogdanović 15. The hinge was Q3, 37-20: a lead of 12 became 29, and the lead reached 36. Young was the night's best plus/minus at +40.
11/26 @ BOS 103-113 — ATL notes
ATL lost 103-113. ATL shot 41% (36 of 88) to BOS's 44%, 19 of 53 from three. The glass went 43-58 against them. Young led with 33 (12 of 27, 6 of 16 from three, 3 of 6 at the line); Hunter added 24, Bogdanović 23. Q3 was theirs, 29-21, the deficit cut from 16 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 92-74 against them. Bey's -16 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/28 @ CLE 105-128 — ATL notes
ATL lost 105-128. ATL took 8 more shots (101 to 93), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 35% to CLE's 54%, 13 of 44 from three, and went to the line 24 times to CLE's 17 — 22 points from the stripe to their 15. ATL turned it over 10 times to CLE's 16. The glass went 44-55 against them. Bogdanović led with 18 (6 of 16, 4 of 10 from three); Hunter added 18, Bey 14. Q1 was theirs, 33-29, but the other 3 periods went 99-72 against them. They led by as many as 12. Young's -27 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/30 @ SAS 137-135 — ATL notes
ATL won 137-135. ATL shot 51% (49 of 96) to SAS's 54%, 14 of 33 from three, and went to the line 29 times to SAS's 23 — 25 points from the stripe to their 21. ATL turned it over 10 times to SAS's 21. The glass went 37-47 against them. Young led with 45 (15 of 29, 2 of 9 from three, 13 of 16 at the line); Murray added 24, Bogdanović 14. The hinge was Q4, 36-30: ATL came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 2. ATL trailed 62-66 at the half and won the second half 75-69. Bogdanović was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
12/02 @ MIL 121-132 — ATL notes
ATL lost 121-132. ATL took 12 more shots (101 to 89), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to MIL's 60%, 15 of 38 from three, and went to the line 21 times to MIL's 15 — 16 points from the stripe to their 12. Young led with 32 (13 of 28, 5 of 13 from three); Murray added 30, Bey 17. Q3 was theirs, 35-32, the deficit cut from 4 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 100-86 against them. Okongwu's -19 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/06 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 30 and Hunter at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Johnson (4 straight), Fernando (2 straight). 3 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Bridges at 25 and Dinwiddie at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Simmons (12 straight), Clowney (4 straight), Wilson (13 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-8 a night and Atlanta minus-6 and the defense, Brooklyn allowing 108 a night to Atlanta's 123. Call it Brooklyn 119, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/08 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 29 free throws a game; Embiid at 38 and Maxey at 30 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without House Jr. (5 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 124, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 31 and Bogdanović at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Johnson (5 straight), Fernando (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-5 a night and Atlanta minus-7 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 29 free throws a game to Atlanta's 22. Call it Philadelphia 125, Atlanta 116.
12/11 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 127, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 30 and Murray at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Johnson (6 straight), Fernando (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Jokić at 27 and Murray at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 117 a night to Atlanta's 127. Call it Atlanta 119, Denver 118, Denver keeping it close.
12/13 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Barnes at 23 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Freeman-Liberty (21 straight), Young (12 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Young at 32 and Bogdanović at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Johnson (7 straight), Fernando (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 38 percent from three to Toronto's 30 and the glass, where Toronto has been plus-3 a night and Atlanta minus-3. Call it Toronto 120, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MILAG A. Green
BL B. Lopez
BP B. Portis
CP C. Payne
DL D. Lillard
GA G. Antetokounmpo
KM K. Middleton
MB M. Beasley
MB M. Beauchamp
ATLBB B. Bogdanović
CC C. Capela
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Murray
GM G. Mathews
OO O. Okongwu
SB S. Bey
TY T. Young
WM W. Matthews
MIL/ATL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Antetokounmpo has 1st triple-double of season and 36th overall, helping Bucks beat Hawks 132-121
MILWAUKEE -- — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his first triple-double of the season and 36th overall, helping the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks 132-121 on Saturday night.
Damian Lillard added 25 points and nine assists, and Cameron Payne had 18 points in 20 minutes off the bench. Milwaukee won its seventh straight at home and avenged its only loss in 10 home games this season, a 127-110 setback to the Hawks in late October.
Trae Young led Atlanta with 32 points and 12 assists. Dejounte Murray added 30 points, and Clint Capela had 10 points and 17 rebounds.
Milwaukee outscored Atlanta 18-7 in the final five minutes.
“We took the ball away from Trae Young,” Antetokounmpo said. “He wanted to make plays down the stretch. ”We blitzed him. We made Capela make the plays. We put him in an uncomfortable situation. You don’t want Young or Murrary making those plays, so we blitzed them and got it out of their hands.”
Lillard hit a 15-foot jumper and Antetokounmpo drove for a left-handed layup for a 123-116 lead.
“I think sometimes we just have an understanding of how to win games,” Lillard said. “In those (late-game) moments, everything you need to do well, we start to do well.”
Milwaukee got a huge boost from Payne, who had nine of his points in the fourth quarter, and forward Bobby Portis , who broke out of a mini-slump with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
“I think Bobby in the first half and Cam in the second half, those guys were terrific,” Bucks coach Adrian Griffin said. “Cam is a veteran point guard and he showed it tonight. I thought he had great command of our offense and getting us in our sets.”
The Bucks played without reserves Pat Connaughton (right ankle sprain) and Andre Jackson (lower back spasms).
UP NEXT:
Bucks: Host New York on Tuesday night in the NBA In-season Tournament quarterfinals.