Al Horford and the Hawks opened a huge early lead by knocking down shot after shot. The Bucks tried to rally, but Atlanta responded each time.
Back in Milwaukee, the Hawks were impressive again.
Horford had 18 points and 12 rebounds, Joe Johnson added 15 points and Atlanta beat Milwaukee 95-80 on Monday night to snap a five-game road losing streak.
“It’s nice to watch when we’re sharing the ball, different guys are getting involved. When we play like that, it seems like we’re at our best,” Horford said.
The Hawks (20-13) returned to Milwaukee for the first time since winning a pivotal Game 6 in the first round of the playoffs to send the series back to Atlanta where they won to advance.
They got it done this time by opening a double-digit lead in the first quarter and shooting 50.7 percent from the field for the game.
“There’s going to be some games where it’s going to take grinding it out, being a little bit more selective on the offensive end and doing a good job in transition, not allowing the opposition to get that running game going,” Hawks coach Larry Drew said.
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