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Friday, January 3 · 1:00 AM

BKN

Nets

113110

Final

MIL

Bucks

Fiserv Forum · Milwaukee · NBA League Pass · FanDuel SN WI · YES

Nets build big lead and barely hang on down the stretch for 113-110 victory over Bucks

Friday, January 3 · 1:00 AM

FG%

43 · 44

BKN · MIL

3P%

31 · 30

BKN · MIL

REB

51 · 46

BKN · MIL

Head-to-head production

Game stats

BKNMIL
38-88FG40-90
43Field Goal %44
12-393PT11-37
31Three Point %30
25-28FT19-28
14Offensive Rebounds13
37Defensive Rebounds33
26Assists21
8Steals6
3Blocks6
14Turnovers14
0Technical Fouls0
8Points Conceded Off Turnovers27
16Fast Break Points22
21Fouls21
24Largest Lead8
  • Final score

    BKN 113, MIL 110

  • Top scorer

    Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) — 27 pts

  • Largest lead

    24 · 8

Game recap

Khris Middleton throws down powerful jam vs. Brooklyn Nets
Khris Middleton throws down powerful jam vs. Brooklyn Nets

MILWAUKEE -- — Cam Johnson scored 26 points, Cam Thomas had 24 and the Brooklyn Nets withstood a frantic Milwaukee comeback attempt down the stretch to beat the Bucks 113-110 on Thursday.

Brooklyn led by as many as 24 and still owned a 111-90 advantage with less than seven minutes left before the Bucks scored 20 straight points. The Bucks had the ball with a chance to take the lead, but Giannis Antetokounmpo couldn’t finish on his drive to the basket.

Brooklyn’s Ziaire Williams got the rebound and hit two free throws with 6.1 seconds left.

Damian Lillard missed two potential tying 3-point attempts in the last 4.1 seconds.

Antetokounmpo had 27 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists while shooting 12 of 24 from the floor.

Milwaukee’s Andre Jackson Jr. was ejected from the game with 9.9 seconds left in the first half for making unnecessary and excessive contact with Brooklyn’s Nic Claxton.

Takeaways

Nets: Brooklyn went 3-1 against the Bucks this season, including two wins at Milwaukee over the last eight days. The last time the Nets beat the Bucks as many as three times within the same regular season is 2013-14.

Bucks: Antetokounmpo has scored at least 20 points while shooting at least 50% from the floor in each of his 26 games this season, the longest such streak in NBA history. Shaquille O’Neal (January-March 2001) and Zion Williamson (February-April 2021) were the only players to score at least 20 points and make at least half their shot attempts in 25 straight games.

Key moment

D'Angelo Russell, who had 11 points and 12 assists, was carried to the locker room in the final minute with what Nets coach Jordi Fernandez said was cramps. Johnson tweaked his ankle in the final seconds.

Key stats

The Nets' last basket came with 6:55 left, but they still found a way to win.

Up next

Both teams play at home Saturday, with the Nets facing the Philadelphia 76ers and the Bucks meeting the Portland Trail Blazers.

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Play by play

  • 12:00Nic Claxton vs. Brook Lopez (Giannis Antetokounmpo gains possession)00
  • 11:44Damian Lillard misses 27-foot three point jumper00
  • 11:41D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound00
  • 11:24Keon Johnson makes 1-foot layup (Nic Claxton assists)02
  • 11:12Khris Middleton misses 26-foot three point jumper02
  • 11:08Nic Claxton defensive rebound02
  • 10:59D'Angelo Russell misses 16-foot pullup jump shot02
  • 10:56Khris Middleton defensive rebound02
  • 10:43Damian Lillard misses 26-foot three point jumper02
  • 10:35D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound02
  • 10:23Brook Lopez blocks D'Angelo Russell 's 2-foot driving layup02
  • 10:19Brook Lopez defensive rebound02
  • 10:09Brook Lopez makes 1-foot layup (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)22
  • 9:47D'Angelo Russell out of bounds bad pass turnover22
  • 9:29Giannis Antetokounmpo misses driving layup22
  • 9:27Andre Jackson Jr. offensive rebound22
  • 9:24Damian Lillard misses 28-foot three point jumper22
  • 9:21Nic Claxton defensive rebound22
  • 9:15Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper22
  • 9:12Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound22
  • 9:07Giannis Antetokounmpo makes driving layup42
  • 9:07Keon Johnson shooting foul42
  • 9:07Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 142
  • 9:03Brook Lopez offensive rebound42
  • 9:00Damian Lillard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)72
  • 8:36Nic Claxton makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)74
  • 8:22Brook Lopez makes driving layup94
  • 8:07Damian Lillard shooting foul94
  • 8:07Nic Claxton misses free throw 1 of 294
  • 8:07Nets offensive team rebound94
  • 8:07Nic Claxton makes free throw 2 of 295
  • 7:57Keon Johnson blocks Damian Lillard 's 2-foot two point shot95
  • 7:57Bucks offensive team rebound95
  • 7:53Nic Claxton kicked ball violation95
  • 7:48Khris Middleton makes dunk (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)115
  • 7:43Nic Claxton misses 8-foot two point shot115
  • 7:41Jalen Wilson offensive rebound115
  • 7:41Jalen Wilson misses tip shot115
  • 7:39Keon Johnson offensive rebound115
  • 7:38Giannis Antetokounmpo blocks Keon Johnson 's 4-foot two point shot115
  • 7:36Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound115
  • 7:29Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point shot135
  • 7:29Nets Full timeout135
  • 7:29Tyrese Martin enters the game for Keon Johnson135
  • 7:09Cameron Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)138
  • 6:52Damian Lillard misses 25-foot three point jumper138
  • 6:49Nic Claxton defensive rebound138
  • 6:36Tyrese Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper138
  • 6:31Khris Middleton defensive rebound138
  • 6:28Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point shot (Damian Lillard assists)158
  • 6:14Jalen Wilson makes 1-foot layup (Tyrese Martin assists)1510
  • 5:49Khris Middleton misses 19-foot two point shot1510
  • 5:45Nic Claxton defensive rebound1510
  • 5:43Cameron Johnson makes two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)1512
  • 5:23Jalen Wilson shooting foul1512
  • 5:23Damian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 21612
  • 5:23Bobby Portis enters the game for Brook Lopez1612
  • 5:23Taurean Prince enters the game for Khris Middleton1612
  • 5:23Cam Thomas enters the game for D'Angelo Russell1612
  • 5:23Day'Ron Sharpe enters the game for Jalen Wilson1612

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