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Jamal Crawford, winner of the league's Sixth Man award as top reserve, broke out of a slump to contribute 24 points for Atlanta.
Joe Johnson added 22 points as the Hawks, the heavy favorites to take the series, gave themselves one more chance to do that at home on Sunday.
Carlos Delfino scored 20 points for the Bucks, who lost their spark in the second half.
The Bucks led by three at halftime. Delfino opened the second half with a layup, but Milwaukee went cold as the Hawks went on a 19-0 scoring run.
Atlanta outscored Milwaukee 29-11 in the third quarter as they took a 15-point lead.
The Bucks tried to battle back in the last six minutes, cutting the lead to seven points, but Atlanta held on.
Josh Smith delivered a key block of a John Salmons shot with just over 2 minutes remaining to help squash the Bucks rally.
Salmons and Brandon Jennings endured a tough scoring night.
Jennings scored 12 points on 4-for-15 shooting, including 1 of 9 from three-point range.
The rookie, who was a solid offensive threat through most of the first five games, missed his first six shots and made dubious decisions with the ball.
Salmons finished with eight points on 2-for-13 shooting.
The Bucks were big underdogs going into the series after losing center Andrew Bogut to arm injuries suffered in a fall in a game near the end of the regular season.
After the Hawks won the first two games, the Bucks won two at home then shocked the Hawks in Atlanta in game five.
Agence France-Presse
First Posted 10:54:00 05/01/2010
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