Nets 104, Bucks 93: Shaun Livingston scored 20 points and Mirza Teletovic added 19 to lead five Nets in double figures as host Brooklyn snapped a four-game skid.
Paul Pierce scored 13 points and Jason Terry contributed 12 for the Nets, who have won four straight against Milwaukee for the first time since 2007-08. Kevin Garnett added 10 points and Reggie Evans grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds for Brooklyn.
Giannis Antetokounmpo tallied 16 points and 10 rebounds - his first career double-double - to lead the Bucks, who have lost seven of eight. Khris Middleton scored 15 and O.J. Mayo added 13 for Milwaukee.
The Bucks scored the first two points and never led again, as Brooklyn answered with a 9-0 spurt and used an 11-2 run later in the quarter to spread it out to double digits. The Nets' lead was as large as 19 in the second after back-to-back 3-pointers from Teletovic, but the Bucks pulled within 11 at halftime despite shooting 31.3 percent from the field.
John Henson's basket to open the second half got Milwaukee within 48-39, but Garnett scored at the other end and the margin wasn't in single digits again until late in the fourth quarter. Antetokounmpo scored five straight points to get the Bucks within 97-88 with 3:02 left, but Teletovic pushed it back to double digits with his fifth 3-pointer and the Nets coasted from there.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Milwaukee's 37 first-half points marked the fewest the Nets have allowed in any half this season. … Bucks C Larry Sanders played for the first time since suffering a torn ligament in his right thumb during a bar fight Nov. 3. He tallied 10 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in 22 minutes before fouling out. … Milwaukee SF Caron Butler was held scoreless on 0-for-7 shooting after averaging 16.5 points in his first two games back from a knee injury.
Milwaukee | Brooklyn | |
Giannis Antetokounmpo 16 | Scoring | Shaun Livingston 20 |
Brandon Knight 5 | Assists | Shaun Livingston 6 |
Giannis Antetokounmpo 10 | Rebounds | Reggie Evans 13 |
Khris Middleton 7 | Free Throws Made | Shaun Livingston 8 |
Brandon Knight 2 | Steals | Deron Williams 2 |
Giannis Antetokounmpo 3 | Blocks | Shaun Livingston 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Milwaukee | 93 | 37.5 | 9-32 | 18-25 | 20 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Brooklyn | 104 | 43.0 | 12-26 | 24-32 | 22 | 49 | 4 | 5 | 10 |