How to Watch Milwaukee Bucks vs. Atlanta Hawks: MLK Day NBA Quadrupleheader on Peacock
This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, NBA on NBC is bringing you four star-studded games, and it all starts in Atlanta.
This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the NBA on NBC is set to bring you a full day of NBA action spread out across NBC and Peacock. We're talking four straight games across the entire afternoon and much of the evening, and it all starts in Atlanta.
To kick of this MLK Day quadrupleheader of basketball, the NBA on NBC will bring you a Peacock-exclusive matchup between the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks, two teams hoping for a big 2026 push to keep them in the playoff hunt. Let's take a closer look at Monday's tipoff game.
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How to watch the Milwaukee Bucks vs. Atlanta Hawks NBA game on Monday, January 19
The Bucks and the Hawks will tip off Monday at 1 p.m. ET, live from State Farm Arena in Atlanta. While the other three games in the quadrupleheader will be simulcast on NBC and Peacock, this game is a Peacock-exclusive, so if you want to catch all the games, be sure to log into the streamer for this one.
The game will be followed by the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Cleveland Cavaliers at 2:30 p.m. ET, the Dallas Mavericks vs. New York Knicks at 5 p.m. ET, and the Boston Celtics vs. Detroit Pistons to close out the night at 8 p.m. ET.
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What to watch for in the Bucks vs. Hawks game on Peacock
Both of these teams are under .500 with their overall records at this point in the season, but in the overall Eastern Conference standings, they're both also still in contention for the playoffs. The Hawks' record puts them in the Top 10 of the conference for the moment, play-in territory for the playoffs, while the Bucks are right outside that cutoff. That means that both teams are trying to hit a new level in 2026 to ensure they have a shot at the postseason, and if their records so far are any indication, they could very well be competing with each other for the final playoff spot. That means every game counts, and it especially counts when you're playing each other.
The Hawks have gotten by thanks to an offensive attack that ranks in the Top 10 of the league so far this season. Led by Jalen Johnson -- who's at the top of the team in points, rebounds, and assists -- the Hawks have put together some solid wins, but they still need something that'll help them get to the next level, and a home win against a tough Bucks team would be a good way to do that. On the other side of things, you've got perennial superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, who's putting up nearly 29 points per game at the helm of one of the most efficient offenses in the league in terms of field goal percentage. It's the Hawks' game to lose, but when Giannis turns it on, just about anything can happen.
