It was the best defensive performance for the franchise since the Philadelphia Warriors beat the Milwaukee Hawks 69-63 on Dec. 28, 1953.

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Besides the Nuggets, the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks are the only other teams in this year's playoffs without an All-Star.

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They moved to Milwaukee and became the Hawks, called St.

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Had the Knicks gone up three games to none on the Milwaukee Bucks or the Atlanta Hawks and blown two straight, there wouldn't be a whiff of panic in NYC.

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