Stotts pushes Robinson/Hawks to victory

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Stotts, who lost his first two games against longtime mentor Milwaukee coach George Karl, appeared ready for this one from the start. He grimaced after nearly every missed shot, pounding the padding on the scorer's table several times.

After Robinson shot a 3-pointer that missed everything early in the third quarter, Stotts quickly called a timeout and shared his displeasure with Robinson. The two appeared to have words early during the stoppage, and after the Hawks broke out of the huddle, Abdur-Rahim went to Robinson and talked into his ear.

Whatever was said seemed to work, as Robinson made his final four shots of the game.

"That was the culmination for us,'' Stotts said. "We had stopped moving the ball on the three possessions before that. I didn't want it going in that direction."