Hawks 83, Bucks 69 (Series tied 3-3)

The Milwaukee Bucks had a chance to finish off their series with the Atlanta Hawks at home tonight and could not get the job done.  For the first time in four games, Brandon Jennings and John Salmons were ice cold.  Jennings and Salmons combined to shoot 6 of 28 from the floor for 20 points.  The Bucks shot an abysmal 32% from the floor, including 27% from three point range.  Carlos Defino was the only bright spot for the Bucks, scoring 20 points while hitting four three pointers.

The Hawks finally saw a great game by Jamal Crawford (24 points), and Joe Johnson and Al Horford (15 points and 15 rebounds) did just enough to win the game.  Atlanta lost sixteen of their last seventeen road playoff games and was able to get the monkey off of their back putting all of the pressure on the Bucks.

This is what you should know after watching game six:

1.  The pressure is on for the Bucks. Milwaukee had a chance to close out this series and they could not do it.  We all know Atlanta is horrible on the road and so much better at home.  My heart wants the Bucks to win, but my mind is telling me that this:  Now that the Hawks have finally won on the road, they will be extremely hard to beat at home for game seven.

2.  Jennings + Salmons = Keys to Success. They both had rough shooting nights.  Unfortunately for Milwaukee they both had it on the same night.  Carlos Deflino is the X-Factor in this series, but if either of these guys are off during game seven, the Bucks will have no chance to win.

-JB