Bobby Portis led all gamers with 28 factors and 13 rebounds, and Brook Lopez added 24 and 10 because the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks took down the visiting — and likewise shorthanded — Brooklyn Nets 118-113 on Thursday.
Lopez additionally completed with a career-high 9 blocks, probably the most by a participant in an NBA recreation this season. Grayson Allen completed with 19 factors whereas Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton every had 11. The balanced contributions had been notably key with Giannis Antetokounmpo out of the lineup with proper hand soreness.
Brooklyn was led by Patty Mills with 23 factors and Cam Thomas with 21 — each gamers coming off the bench. Mikal Bridges, who averaged greater than 26 factors per recreation since being acquired from Phoenix, was restricted to only 10 factors on 4-for-13 taking pictures.
Milwaukee was in management early on, scoring 37 factors within the first quarter because of 9 3-pointers, probably the most in a primary quarter for Milwaukee this season. The Bucks completed the primary half with a 64-47 halftime lead thanks largely to a 14-for-32 exhibiting from deep. Brooklyn, in the meantime, shot solely 32 % from the ground within the first half.
The Nets wouldn’t go away simply within the second half, nonetheless, outscoring Milwaukee 33-23 within the third quarter and holding the Bucks with no made 3-pointer within the quarter till the two:35 mark. Brooklyn trailed by simply seven getting into the fourth.
Later on within the fourth, the Nets went on a 6-0 run to carry their deficit to only three, 96-93, with 6:38 left within the recreation. They remained shut till the ultimate seconds, when Lopez’s ninth block — with the Bucks up 4 and 22.8 seconds left — sealed the win for Milwaukee.
Milwaukee received the four-game season collection 3-1. The Bucks additionally received their third straight and have received 19 of their final 20 video games. Brooklyn, who was with out Ben Simons, Nic Claxton, Spencer Dinwiddie, Cameron Johnson and Royce O’Neale, noticed its three-game win streak snapped.
