MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - Sam Cassell and Gary Payton combined for 52 points and 17 assists to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 120-93 victory over the Hawks on Sunday.<br>
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Cassell finished with 28 points and seven assists before fouling out with 5:20 left. Payton added 24 points and 10 assists as Milwaukee stopped a three-game losing streak.<br>
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Milwaukee, which had lost seven of eight, also got 19 points from Michael Redd. Tim Thomas added 18 points and seven rebounds for the Bucks, who play 11 of the next 16 games on the road.<br>
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Atlanta's Glenn Robinson, playing in his first game in Milwaukee since being traded by the Bucks in the offseason, led Atlanta with 24 points. Robinson missed the first game on Jan. 14 with a sore right elbow.<br>
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Shareef Abdur-Rahim added 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Hawks, who lost for the fourth time in five games.<br>
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Jason Terry, who had his first career triple-double on Friday, tallied 19 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Atlanta.<br>
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Milwaukee gained control in the third quarter, as Cassell and Payton scored 21 of the Bucks' 32 points.<br>
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Dion Glover's jumper cut Milwaukee's lead to 69-60 with 8:11 left before Cassell and Payton took over.<br>
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The pair scored 15 of the next 17 points for Milwaukee, with Payton having nine during the stretch. His 3-pointer, followed by two free throws by Cassell, gave the Bucks an 87-73 lead with 2:33 remaining.<br>
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After Atlanta cut the margin to 87-77 on four free throws, Redd hit a 3-pointer and took a pass from Payton for a layup at the buzzer to give Milwaukee a 92-77 lead after three quarters.<br>
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