Hawks star Joe Johnson knows that he's going to have to play through an injured thumb on his shooting hand.

"It takes a little while for [the feeling] to come back," he said. "Other than that, I've been good. I am just trying to pick my spots out there and get guys involved."

Johnson got hit on the thumb again in Game 1 against Milwaukee on Saturday.

He originally injured it when he tangled with Lakers forward Ron Artest on March 31.

"I am just going to rest it after the season," Johnson said. "That is the only way it is going to get better. I've just got to keep icing it and treating it."