"In a pregame conversation Milwaukee coach Scott Skiles had with his rookie point guard Brandon Jennings, the coach advised him to set the tone for the team and stay aggressive.

As tones go, 34 points on 14-of-25 shooting in his playoff debut sounded pretty good to Skiles.

"He was, in many ways, our most composed player early in the game," Skiles said. "That bodes really well for him."

Jennings had 20 by halftime and then dumped 12 on the Hawks in the third quarter, making five of six shots. Jennings used his quickness to get to the basket and also to create room for jump shots. He was 4-for-6 from 3-point range."