Johnson Scores 36 To Lead Atlanta’s 110-85 Rout

ATLANTA – Sporting a new look, Joe Johnson scored 36 points – 28 in the first half – and the Atlanta Hawks romped to a 110-85 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in a makeup game Tuesday night.

Johnson donned a black headband to protect the back of his scalp after undergoing a procedure to treat a skin infection. It must have helped his shooting touch, too. He made six straight 3-pointers on the way to the highest-scoring half by an Atlanta player this season.

With Johnson firing away, the Hawks went on a 20-0 run that started at the end of the first quarter and extended into the second. The Bucks missed 10 straight shots – plus turned it over four times – during a scoring drought of nearly 6 minutes. Andrew Bogut led Milwaukee with 21 points.