Terry and Hawks try to end skid 11.18.2003
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The Hawks fell to the Washington Wizards, 106-97, at Philips Arena on Monday night.
Jason Terry paced the Hawks with 25 points against the Wizards. Shareef Abdur- Rahim added 20 points and 10 rebounds for Atlanta, which has dropped three of four.
Dion Glover added 13 points and Theo Ratliff pulled down 11 boards to go along with six blocks for the Hawks, who held a 78-76 lead early in the fourth quarter. But the Wizards blew open a tight game by going on a 19-4 run and were able to hold on for the victory.
Atlanta is 2-5 as the visitor this season.
Redd poured in a game-high 25 points, including 19 in the second half, to pace the Bucks to a 100-95 win over the Utah Jazz at the Bradley Center Saturday night.
The Bucks’ Tim Thomas scored 17 points against the Jazz. who have won three of their last five games.
Milwaukee, which has won three of its last five, went 24-for-31 from the free throw line on Saturday.
The Bucks used a 13-point burst against Utah to take a 90-76 lead in the fourth quarter and held on for the victory.
The Bucks, who have won their last nine home games against the Hawks, since Atlanta posted a 108-100 victory in Milwaukee on February 10, 1998.
In 2002-03, the teams split four games as each club won twice on its homecourt.
Overall, the home team has won five in a row and eight of the last nine contests. The Hawks have won three of the last five, while the Bucks have been victorious in seven of the last 10.