Hawks 99, Bucks 94
HAWKS 99, BUCKS 94: Josh Smith had 24 points and 19 rebounds, and Atlanta got a huge spark from its bench in rallying past visiting Milwaukee.
Reserves Jannero Pargo (11 points) and Vladimir Radmanovic combined to score all 20 of their points in the fourth quarter as the Hawks erased an 11-point lead. They beat the Bucks for the 11th time in 13 games in Atlanta.
Brandon Jennings scored a game-high 34 points for Milwaukee, which squandered a margin as large as 15 points in falling for the eight time in 10 games.
Led by its reserves, Atlanta opened the fourth quarter with a 15-3 run, getting seven points from Pargo and 3-pointers from Tracy McGrady and Radmanovic to take an 80-79 lead with just under seven minutes to play.
Radmanovic buried another 3-pointer for a two-point lead with 2:05 to play and put the Hawks ahead for good by knocking down his third 3-pointer for a 97-94 lead with 11 seconds remaining.
Jennings had scored eight straight points in a 14-2 spurt to help the Bucks build a double-digit lead in the second period, and hit two 3-pointers in a personal 7-0 run at the end of the third to give Milwaukee a 76-65 advantage.
GAME NOTEBOOK: All-Star guard Joe Johnson, Atlanta's leading scorer, was ruled out for Friday and Saturday's games and possibly more with an ailing knee. Johnson had missed the final two games prior to the All-Star break, and admitted he was not 100 percent Wednesday. His backup, Willie Green, also was been ruled out of both games due to back issues. ... Milwaukee did end one streak, holding an opponent under 100 points for the first time in four games.