Hawks rookie shines as Bucks suffer first loss in NBA season
Curry saves Warriors
Rookie A.J. Griffin scored 24 points from the bench as the Atlanta Hawks ended the Milwaukee Bucks’ unbeaten start to the NBA season on Monday, while Stephen Curry produced a 47-point masterpiece to snap the Golden State Warriors’ five-game losing streak.
Griffin was one of six Hawks players to make double digits as Atlanta shrugged off the absence of star playmaker Trae Young to hand the Bucks their first defeat of the 2022-2023 campaign.
The Bucks went into the game seeking a 10th straight win after a 9-0 start left them as the NBA’s only unbeaten team.
But Atlanta recovered superbly after being outscored 36-25 in the first quarter before trailing by six points at half-time.
The game swung decisively in Atlanta’s favor in the third period as the Hawks’ scoring erupted with 37 points.
Atlanta wrapped up a 117-98 victory with a 28-18 fourth quarter that saw the Hawks improve to 7-3 for the season.