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ATLANTA (AP)\u2014Joe Johnson<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> came out sporting a new look.<\/p>\n

If his teammates have their way, he won\u2019t be changing it anytime soon.<\/p>\n

Wearing a black headband, Johnson scored 36 points\u201428 in the first half\u2014
\nand the Atlanta Hawks<\/a> romped to a 110-85 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> in a
\nmakeup game Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Johnson donned the headband to protect the back of his scalp after
\nundergoing a procedure to treat a skin infection. It must have helped his
\nshooting touch, too. He made six straight 3-pointers on the way to the
\nhighest-scoring half by an Atlanta player this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe wanted to take it off at halftime,\u201d Hawks center Al Horford<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> said. \u201cWe
\nwere like, \u2018No way.\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n

Johnson has to wear the headband at least a few more games to cover his
\nwound.<\/p>\n

After that, he\u2019s not sure.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not really a headband kind of guy,\u201d Johnson said, breaking into a
\ngrin. \u201cBut for right now, I\u2019ve got to wear it.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Johnson firing away, the Hawks went on a 20-0 run that started at the
\nend of the first quarter and extended into the second. The Bucks missed 10
\nstraight shots\u2014plus turned it over four times\u2014during a scoring drought of
\nnearly 6 minutes.<\/p>\n

Andrew Bogut<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> led Milwaukee with 21 points. That wasn\u2019t nearly enough against
\nJohnson and the Hawks, who shot a staggering 63 percent (46 of 73).<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was much needed,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cWe were playing a Bucks team
\nthat\u2019s really given us a lot of problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year, Milwaukee surprisingly took the Hawks to seven games in the
\nopening round of the playoffs, even with Bogut out with an injury. This season,
\nthe Bucks had won two of three meetings, including a 108-91 rout in Atlanta back
\nin November.<\/p>\n

This game, originally scheduled for Jan. 11, was postponed after an ice
\nstorm crippled Atlanta. The Bucks were forced to return to Atlanta, and what a
\nwasted trip it was. They fell behind by as many as 24 points in the first half.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just another one of those games where we didn\u2019t play very well,\u201d
\ncoach Scott Skiles said. \u201cWe were just too slow.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hawks were bolstered by the return of Horford, the All-Star center who
\nhad missed the previous game because of an ailing left ankle. Otherwise, they
\nstuck with the lineup that snapped a four-game losing streak last weekend:
\nJohnson shifting up to small forward, with Kirk Hinrich<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and Jeff Teague<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> starting
\nin the backcourt.<\/p>\n

The way Johnson played, it didn\u2019t matter who else was on the court. He made
\n13 of 19 shots\u20146 of 9 beyond the arc\u2014to bury the Bucks.<\/p>\n

Johnson swished his first 3-pointer with just under 4 minutes left in the
\nopening quarter, erasing Milwaukee\u2019s final lead. After Bogut tied it one last
\ntime at 17 with a hook shot, the Bucks suddenly went cold\u2014and the Atlanta star
\ncouldn\u2019t miss.<\/p>\n

He hit another 3 early in the second, picked off a bad pass by Corey
\nMaggette<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and knocked down another one. After Carlos Delfino<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> broke Milwaukee\u2019s
\nscoreless streak, Johnson swished another 3. Then another, even though he was
\nabout as close to midcourt as he was to the arc. And, yes, one more.<\/p>\n

Johnson finally missed on his final two 3-pointers of the half, apparently
\ntired from all that shooting. He came up short of his career high, 42 points,
\nlargely because he came out near the end of the third quarter with the Hawks
\ncomfortably ahead and didn\u2019t return.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had my legs under me,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cIt was just a feeling. I was
\njust letting it go.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hawks led by as many as 33 down the stretch as both teams emptied their
\nbenches.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe haven\u2019t had a win like this all year,\u201d coach Larry Drew said.
\n\u201cHopefully a game like this will give us some juice.\u201d<\/p>\n

NOTES: Johnson came up shy of his career high for points in a half\u201432 at
\nChicago on Jan. 28, 2006. \u2026 Bucks G Michael Redd<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> took part in the shootaround
\nbut hasn\u2019t had a chance to get in a full-contact practice. He hasn\u2019t played
\nsince January 2010, when he tore both the anterior cruciate and the medial
\ncollateral ligaments in his left knee. \u2026 Teague, who tied his career high with
\n24 points in Atlanta\u2019s last game, scored just six points on a pair of late 3s.
\nBut Drew was pleased with what he brought to the team in other areas. \u201cHe set
\nthe tone for us,\u201d the coach said. \u201cHis speed and quickness were a big
\nfactor.\u201d \u2026 Because of the makeup game, both teams will have to play on
\nback-to-back nights. At least the Hawks get both games at home, facing Denver on
\nWednesday. The Bucks were traveling back to Milwaukee to host Orlando.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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