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Hawks 95, Bucks 74: Horford, Crawford Send Atlanta To Second Round
Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Al Horford recorded a double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds, as the Atlanta Hawks advanced to the second round with a 95-74 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at Philips Arena.
Jamal Crawford had 22 points and six assists off the bench for the Hawks, who were playing in a Game 7 for the fifth time since moving to Atlanta and for the third consecutive postseason. Atlanta was 0-3 in Game 7s before breaking through in the first round versus Miami last season. The third-seeded Hawks will play second-seeded Orlando in the conference semifinals, starting Tuesday. The Magic swept the Bobcats to advance.
Mike Bibby and Josh Smith each chipped in 15 points for Atlanta, which shot 47.4 percent from the field and held Milwaukee to 32.6 percent shooting.
Brandon Jennings finished with 15 points for the Bucks, who have lost four consecutive opening-round series since falling to Philadelphia in the 2001 Eastern Conference finals.
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and Ersan Ilyasova each had 13 points for Milwaukee, which won the middle three games of this series.
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