MILWAUKEE -- After scoring only 44 points in the first half, the Atlanta Hawks broke loose for 40 in the third quarter to turn the tide.Sparked by Dennis Schroder, who finished with a career-high 33 points, the Hawks rallied to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-110 on Friday night.What happened in the f

MILWAUKEE -- After scoring only 44 points in the first half, the Atlanta Hawks broke loose for 40 in the third quarter to turn the tide.Sparked by Dennis Schroder, who finished with a career-high 33 points, the Hawks rallied to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-110 on Friday night.What happened in the first half, that cant happen, Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer said. But Im very pleased with how they responded and how they competed in the second half.Schroder thought a lack of defensive pressure and a stagnant Hawks offense allowed the Bucks to build a 20-point halftime lead.In the second half, we did it with our energy, he said. Coach got into us (at halftime). He said to do whatever you have to do to come back.Paul Millsap had 23 points and 14 rebounds for the Hawks, who ended a seven-game losing streak on Wednesday with a win over Miami. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 18.We missed a lot of easy stuff in the first half, but in the second half our mentality was right, Millsap said.Jabari Parker scored 27 points for Milwaukee. Giannis Antetokounmpo, in foul trouble throughout the game, had 14.Atlanta pulled ahead 105-103 on Kyle Korvers jumper with 3:15 remaining, giving the Hawks their first lead since early in the game.Parker hit a 3-pointer with 1:51 left to give the Bucks a one-point lead. Schroder countered with a driving layup to put the Hawks back in front. A 3-pointer by Hardaway with 36 seconds remaining gave Atlanta a 110-106 lead, and a pair of free throws by Thabo Sefolosha sealed the victory.A 13-3 run by the Hawks to start the third quarter cut the Bucks halftime lead in half. Atlanta shot 62 percent in the quarter.Being up 20 doesnt mean the game is over, Milwaukee coach Jason Kidd said. Our defense, as a whole, was bad in the second half.Greg Monroe, who had 14 points off the bench for the Bucks, said the team lost its intensity after building a big lead.It was a total letdown on both ends, he explained.Milwaukee used strong long-range shooting to take a 64-44 lead at the break, just two points off the teams highest-scoring half of the season.The Bucks shot 54 percent to take a 30-23 lead after the first quarter. Schroder scored 17 points in the period.MISSING IN ACTIONMiles Plumlee, who signed a four-year, $52 million deal with the Bucks in the offseason, didnt play (coachs decision) for the fourth straight game.CROWDED FIELDWith about one-fourth of the regular season completed, theres a logjam of teams in contention for playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. Entering play on Friday, just 3 1/2 games separated the third- and 11th-place teams. It could be that type of year where you have two or three teams that are on top of the East and then everybody else is bunched up to where you could win two games and go from ninth place to fifth, Kidd said.TIP-INSHawks: F Mike Scott was recalled from the Delaware 87ers of the NBDL. Assigned to Delaware on Tuesday, Scott played two games with the team and averaged 8.5 points and 3 rebounds. ... G Kent Bazemore missed his second straight game with a sore right knee.Bucks: Eight players scored in the first quarter, compared with just three for Atlanta. ... The Bucks shot 8 of 13 on 3-pointers in the first half, including 3 of 4 by Jason Terry, who had gone only 9 of 31 from long range (29 percent) this season coming into the game. ... Three early fouls limited Antetokounmpo to 10 minutes in the first half.UP NEXTHawks: Off until Tuesday, when they host Orlando in the first meeting between the teams this season.Bucks: Play at Washington on Saturday. 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LOUIS -- St. Darrion Caldwell just doesnt want to beat his opponents, he wants to destroy them. He wants to beat them so bad that theyre never the same.My job is to beat these guys senseless, Caldwell told ESPN.com. I want them to feel just like a wolf versus a sheep. Thats what these guys are -- theyre in my way.Thats exactly what The Wolf has done through six fights with Bellator. Six opponents, six wins. Four first-round submissions. To date, none of the six fought for the promotion again after losing to Caldwell. If youre looking to jump on the bandwagon of an up-and-coming fighter, theres still room before the train leaves the station. Although unranked in ESPN.coms bantamweight top 10, Caldwell is cool with his current status.Im still pretty new to this sport. I dont have double-digit fights under my belt yet, said Caldwell. People will realize eventually that Im the best in the world. Theyre going to have no choice but to put me in the top 10.Caldwell (9-0), who had his first pro bout less than four years ago, looks for his 10th career victory when he takes on Joe Taimanglo?in the main event of Fridays Bellator 159 card from?Mulvane, Kansas (Spike TV/ESPN Deportes, 9 p.m. ET). Taimanglo (22-6-1), nicknamed The Juggernaut, sports a?5-2 record with the promotion and half of his wins have come by submission.Caldwell staked claim to contender status after dismantling former two-division champion Joe Warren in March. It was a battle of top-tier wrestlers, but with different styles. Caldwell, the 2009 NCAA champion at 149 pounds from NC State, dominated the 2006 Greco-Roman gold medalist at the FILA World Wrestling Championships, complete with Warren being thrown around like he a ragdoll and dropped on his head. Caldwell, 28, described his performance as fighting the perfect fight.Guams Taimanglo is a step down in terms of notoriety but the prize for winning moves Caldwell along to his overall goal. He embraces being able to stay active against someone he describes as a pit bull in the cage.?Entering his second consecutive main event, Caldwell is embracing the opportunity to groww his public profile, even if he believes the fight wont last long.dddddddddddd.I know hes either going to tap or be asleep before the first round is over, said Caldwell. Whenever Bellator is ready for the real champion to take the throne then Im more than happy to take over.Caldwell stresses that he isnt looking past Taimanglo but he does have a vision for where his career is headed. A win would solidify a future title shot against Eduardo Dantas (18-4), who regained the Bellator crown by defeating Marcos Galvao (17-7-1) via unanimous decision last month. Despite the one-sided victory for Dantas, Caldwell wasnt impressed with the performance and believes he sees a flaw in the Brazilians makeup, which will show if the two eventually meet.Hes so much better than Galvao. Youve got to be able to go in there and finish that guy, said Caldwell. I think that non-killer instinct that Dantas showed he has is going to be the difference between me and him. He just showed that he doesnt have the killer instinct, hes not a killer.Caldwell must first get through?Fridays opponent before a fight with Dantas can become real. But Caldwell is already suggesting?Dudu?hand over the title now.I think Dantas knows his time is coming to an end, Caldwell said. Dantas best bet is to hand the strap over and get out of the division -- figure out something else to do.The Wolf also has his sights set beyond the bantamweight division. Having previously fought at featherweight, he expressed interest in jumping back up to 145 pounds when Bellator says we have no one else for you at 135. He claims there is no difference between the fighters in the two divisions, just different names.All of this for a fighter who two fights ago was best known for a celebration gone wrong. After choking out Shawn Bunch at Bellator 143, Caldwell did a backflip off the top of the cage and inadvertently landed on a camerawoman. Now, one bout away from a title shot, the plan appears to working. ' ' '