Game ID: 22500014
Milwaukee Bucks @ Atlanta Hawks
Monday, January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 19 19 34 38 110MIL 20 34 26 32 112
ATL vs MIL ScoutingATL vs 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.
ATL availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restNEW Risacher 22 to 27 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 2 since 1/09, out tonight
ATL availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 3 since 1/09, out tonight
NEW Gueye 15 to 20 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 4 since 1/09, out tonight
NEW Gueye 15 to 24 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 5 since 1/09, out tonight
NEW Gueye 15 to 21 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 6 since 1/09, out tonight
ATL availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 7 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Dennis missed 2 since 1/19, out tonight
ATL availability going into 1/26 · 2 days' restOUT Risacher missed 8 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Dennis missed 3 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 2 since 1/21, out tonight
ATL availability going into 1/28 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 9 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Dennis missed 4 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 3 since 1/21, out tonight
MIL availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Prince missed 29 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Nance missed 6 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Anthony missed 6 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Trent Jr. back 12/29 after 2, 19 min since (91% of 21)
NEW Porter Jr. 33 to 39 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT Prince missed 30 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 3 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Nance missed 7 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Anthony missed 7 since 12/27, out tonight
NEW Porter Jr. 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Green 29 to 34 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restOUT Prince missed 31 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 4 since 1/04, returns tonight: 4 min (18% of 20)
OUT Nance missed 8 since 12/27, returns tonight: 9 min (59% of 16)
OUT Anthony missed 8 since 12/27, returns tonight: 9 min (61% of 15)
NEW Porter Jr. 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Green 29 to 35 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Prince missed 32 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Sims back 1/13 after 4, 4 min since (18% of 20)
BACK Nance back 1/13 after 8, 9 min since (59% of 16)
BACK Anthony back 1/13 after 8, 9 min since (61% of 15)
MIL availability going into 1/19 · 3 days' restOUT Prince missed 33 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Sims back 1/13 after 4, 7 min since (35% of 20)
BACK Nance back 1/13 after 8, 8 min since (50% of 16)
BACK Anthony back 1/13 after 8, 12 min since (77% of 15)
MIL availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Prince missed 34 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Sims back 1/13 after 4, 7 min since (35% of 20)
BACK Nance back 1/13 after 8, 10 min since (65% of 16)
BACK Anthony back 1/13 after 8, 12 min since (77% of 15)
MIL availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Prince missed 35 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Sims back 1/13 after 4, 5 min since (28% of 20)
BACK Nance back 1/13 after 8, 15 min since (96% of 16)
BACK Anthony back 1/13 after 8, 16 min since (105% of 15)
MIL availability going into 1/27 · 3 days' restOUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 1/21, out tonight
OUT Prince missed 36 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Sims back 1/13 after 4, 5 min since (28% of 20)
BACK Nance back 1/13 after 8, 15 min since (92% of 16)
BACK Anthony back 1/13 after 8, 16 min since (106% of 15)
MIL availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 3 since 1/21, out tonight
OUT Prince missed 37 since 11/07, out tonight
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 111 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 17 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 20 and Johnson at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Risacher (5 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 26 and Porter Jr. at 12 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Prince (33 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Milwaukee giving it away 14 times a game to Atlanta's 10 and the arc, Milwaukee at 38 percent from three to Atlanta's 33. Call it Atlanta 117, Milwaukee 112.
1/11 @ GSW 124-111 — ATL notes
ATL won 124-111. ATL shot 49% (46 of 94) to GSW's 47%, 15 of 39 from three. ATL turned it over 7 times to GSW's 15. Alexander-Walker led with 24 (9 of 18, 3 of 7 from three); Johnson added 23, Kennard 22. The hinge was Q3, 35-25: a lead of 6 became 16, and the lead reached 25. McCollum was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
1/13 @ LAL 116-141 — ATL notes
ATL lost 116-141. ATL took 17 more shots (100 to 83), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to LAL's 58%, 13 of 46 from three, and got to the line 18 times to LAL's 30. ATL turned it over 6 times to LAL's 14. The glass went 32-47 against them. Alexander-Walker led with 26 (10 of 16, 5 of 9 from three); McCollum added 25, Kispert 19. Q3 was theirs, 26-21, the deficit cut from 21 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 120-90 against them. Alexander-Walker's -37 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/15 @ POR 101-117 — ATL notes
ATL lost 101-117. ATL shot 43% (35 of 81) to POR's 45%, 14 of 44 from three. The glass went 40-54 against them. Okongwu led with 26 (10 of 21, 5 of 15 from three); McCollum added 20, Johnson 12. Q2 was theirs, 31-21, turning a 8-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 96-70 against them. Kennard's -24 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/17 vs BOS 106-132 — ATL notes
ATL lost 106-132. ATL took 11 more shots (102 to 91), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 37% to BOS's 51%, 15 of 46 from three. ATL turned it over 11 times to BOS's 16. Okongwu led with 21 (8 of 14, 3 of 6 from three); Alexander-Walker added 18, Kispert 16. Q4 was theirs, 32-15, the deficit cut from 43 to 26, but the other 3 periods went 117-74 against them. Alexander-Walker's -35 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/19 vs MIL 110-112 — ATL notes
ATL lost 110-112. ATL took 17 more shots (96 to 79), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to MIL's 49%, 12 of 42 from three. Alexander-Walker led with 32 (9 of 20, 7 of 16 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Johnson added 28, Daniels 17. Q3 was theirs, 34-26, the deficit cut from 16 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 86-76 against them. Kennard's -19 in 10 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/21 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 18 and Coward at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Morant (5 straight), Mashack (2 straight), Small (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 123, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 22 and Johnson at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Risacher (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-7 a night and Atlanta minus-7 and the defense, Memphis allowing 111 a night to Atlanta's 123. Call it Memphis 117, Atlanta 113, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/23 vs PHX — 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 111 a night and allowing 125, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 20 and Johnson at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Risacher (7 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 26 and Allen at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. 2 days' rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 112 a night to Atlanta's 125 and the arc, Phoenix at 38 percent from three to Atlanta's 33. Call it Phoenix 117, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/26 vs IND — 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 110 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Johnson at 21 and Okongwu at 19 a game. Without Risacher (8 straight). 2 days' rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 26 and Nembhard at 20 a game. Without Mathurin (11 straight), Thompson (3 straight), Toppin (43 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Atlanta 117, Indiana 112.
1/28 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Pritchard at 18 a game. Without Minott (12 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Johnson at 22 and Alexander-Walker at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Risacher (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 108 a night to Atlanta's 117. Call it Boston 118, Atlanta 111.
1/09 @ LAL 105-101 — MIL notes
MIL won 105-101. MIL shot 48% (38 of 79) to LAL's 43%, 12 of 34 from three, and went to the line 22 times to LAL's 14 — 17 points from the stripe to their 8. Porter Jr. led with 22 (7 of 14, 1 of 3 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Antetokounmpo added 21, Kuzma 13. The hinge was Q2, 37-27: MIL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 9.
1/11 @ DEN 104-108 — MIL notes
MIL lost 104-108. MIL shot 45% (38 of 85) to DEN's 40%, 14 of 34 from three, and got to the line 20 times to DEN's 31. Antetokounmpo led with 31 (10 of 17, 1 of 3 from three, 10 of 14 at the line); Turner added 16, Green 14. Q4 was theirs, 30-23, the deficit cut from 11 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 85-74 against them. Trent Jr.'s -21 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/13 vs MIN 106-139 — MIL notes
MIL lost 106-139. MIL shot 48% (41 of 85) to MIN's 60%, 13 of 36 from three, and went to the line 19 times to MIN's 12 — 11 points from the stripe to their 7. The glass went 32-44 against them. G. Antetokounmpo led with 25 (9 of 13, 7 of 14 at the line); Portis added 14, Porter Jr. 13. Q3 was theirs, 33-30, the deficit cut from 31 to 28, but the other 3 periods went 109-73 against them. Kuzma's -37 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/15 @ SAS 101-119 — MIL notes
MIL lost 101-119. MIL took 8 more shots (87 to 79), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to SAS's 51%, 17 of 48 from three. The glass went 37-50 against them. G. Antetokounmpo led with 21 (7 of 12, 6 of 9 at the line); Kuzma added 18, Portis 13. Q4 was theirs, 32-13, the deficit cut from 37 to 18, but the other 3 periods went 106-69 against them. Porter Jr.'s -35 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/19 @ ATL 112-110 — MIL notes
MIL won 112-110. MIL shot 49% (39 of 79) to ATL's 41%, 16 of 36 from three. Antetokounmpo led with 21 (7 of 12, 7 of 12 at the line); Portis added 19, Green 18. The hinge was Q2, 34-19: a lead of 1 became 16, and the lead reached 23.
1/21 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 24 and Portis at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Prince (34 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 105, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Holmgren at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Hartenstein (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 105 a night to Milwaukee's 115. Call it OKC 118, Milwaukee 109.
1/23 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 120, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 23 and Portis at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Prince (35 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Murray at 29 and Watson at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Jokić (13 straight), Braun (7 straight), Johnson (16 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 109 a night to Milwaukee's 120 and the turnovers, Milwaukee giving it away 14 times a game to Denver's 9. Call it Denver 114, Milwaukee 112, Milwaukee keeping it close.
1/27 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 22 and Portis at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Porter Jr. (2 straight), Prince (36 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 37 percent from three to Philadelphia's 32 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 27 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 20. Call it Philadelphia 116, Milwaukee 111.
1/29 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 114, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sarr at 22 and George at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Bagley III (3 straight), Whitmore (24 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 21 and Turner at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Porter Jr. (3 straight), Prince (37 straight). One day's rest.
So: Washington wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Washington 115, Milwaukee 113, Milwaukee keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLAN A. Newell
CK C. Kispert
CM C. McCollum
DD D. Daniels
JJ J. Johnson
KR Krejci
LK L. Kennard
MG M. Gueye
NA N. Alexander-Walker
OO O. Okongwu
VK V. Krejčí
MILAG A. Green
BP B. Portis
GA G. Antetokounmpo
GH G. Harris
KK K. Kuzma
KP K. Porter Jr.
MT M. Turner
PN P. Nance
RR R. Rollins
ATL/MIL 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 and the Bucks hold off Atlanta 112-110 to snap a three-game skid
ATLANTA -- — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 21 points and 17 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a three-game losing streak, holding off the Atlanta Hawks 112-110 on Monday after squandering a 23-point lead in the second half.
The Hawks led 105-104 on Jalen Johnson 's 3-pointer with 1:11 remaining before dropping their fourth in a row in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day game played in the hometown of the civil rights icon.
AJ Green and Bobby Portis hit back-to-back 3s , Johnson turned the ball over and Antetokounmpo powered inside for a basket that made it 109-105 with 36 seconds to go.
The Hawks still had a chance after Nickeil Alexander-Walker connected from outside the stripe and Ryan Rollins missed a free throw for the Bucks. But CJ McCollum bobbled the ball and wound up flinging an off-balance shot that clanked off the rim to seal it for Milwaukee.
Atlanta nearly won after missing its first 21 shots from 3-point range. The Hawks trailed 54-38 at halftime and 74-51 approaching the midway point of the third period before finally coming to life.
Alexander-Walker led the Hawks with 32 points, while Johnson had 28 points and 16 rebounds. The Bucks were more balanced, with six players in double figures.
Milwaukee made a lineup change, dropping Kevin Porter Jr . from the starting five. After starting all 22 games he had played this season, Porter was replaced by Kyle Kuzma .
Porter was benched after a rough January that included an 0-for-9 shooting performance in Milwaukee's previous game, a blowout loss to the San Antonio Spurs . He played 28 minutes against the Hawks with nine points, seven assists and six rebounds.
The Hawks continued to struggle at home, dropping to 7-13 at State Farm Arena. They are 13-12 on the road.
As part of the holiday commemoration, Martin Luther King III and his wife, Arndrea Waters King, were recognized during a timeout early in the third quarter.
Up next Bucks: Return home to take on the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.
Hawks: Travel to Memphis on Wednesday to face the Grizzlies.
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This story has been corrected to show that Kevin Porter Jr. has played in 22, not 36, games this season.