The Atlanta Hawks had a chance at the end on Monday despite an atrocious shooting start from beyond the 3-point arc.<\/p>\n
But a late rally against the Bucks fell short as Milwaukee held on for a 112-110 win <\/a>in a Martin Luther King Jr. matinee in Atlanta.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n It was remarkable that the Hawks were in the game at all after their cold shooting in the first half. The Hawks missed their first 21 attempts from 3 and almost went into halftime without a make from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n A 3-pointer late in the second quarter by C.J. McCollum ensured that they’d enter the break shooting 1 of 22 from long distance. The Hawks managed just 38 first-half points due to the poor shooting and trailed 54-38 at the break.<\/p>\n Hawks catch fire from 3 after halftime, but rally falls short<\/p>\n Thanks largely to Nickeil Alexander-Walker, the Hawks found their stroke from 3 after halftime and finished the game shooting 12 for 42 from long distance, including an 11-of-20 clip in the second half. After missing all seven of his attempts from 3 in the first half, Alexander-Walker finished 7 of 16 for the game en route to a game-high 32 points.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The Hawks rallied to take a 105-104 lead on a Jalen Johnson 3 with 1:10 remaining. They then had a chance at a game-winning or game-tying shot with the ball and a 112-110 deficit in the final 12 seconds. But McCollum lost control of his dribble as the clock ticked down and forced up a contested heave from the elbow that didn’t have a chance.<\/p>\n In the end, Atlanta’s poor start from 3 dug too big of a hole to overcome.<\/p>\n While woeful, Atlanta’s poor shooting start didn’t make NBA history. The 2012-13 Denver Nuggets went an entire game without making a 3 <\/a>in an 0-for-22 effort.<\/p>\n