"And when the game comes easy, sometimes you've got to be careful because you may not make every single shot. "For us, where we've got to be a little bit better is we're making shots, the game comes easy," Bucks guard Pat Connaughton said. The Bucks then went down and scored, starting an 8-2 run that gave the Bucks some needed breathing room at 107-99. So I'm very appreciative for 'Bud.' That's two fantastic decisions on his part." That's two nights in a row 'Bud's' overturned it after I asked it. Maybe a little less than (a challenge in) Orlando. Those are always tough decisions but fortunate that it went our way." It looked like Brook went up and got all ball. It looked, obviously it was successful so I feel fortunate, but it looked like it was clean up top. The play was initially called a foul, but Budenholzer challenged and won.īudenholzer: "Great job by the arena, the guys in house putting it up on the board. This group of Nets relished the opportunity and continued to press and were down 99-97 at the 5:03 mark.īrook Lopez then blocked Brooklyn’s Day’Ron Sharpe at the rim with 4:16 to go. Milwaukee led only 87-80 after three and saw that lead cut to 90-87 a few minutes into the fourth quarter. View Gallery: Milwaukee Bucks vs Brooklyn Nets photos at Fiserv Forum The Nets scored 20 points off 14 Bucks giveaways through three quarters. Milwaukee kept shooting threes but wasn’t making them, and then it got sloppy with the ball.
Vaughn’s deep bench players were ready for the opportunity, however, and whittled that 22-point margin down to as few as six late in the third quarter. Vaughn said before the game that he was going to rest players, and starters Mikal Bridges, Seth Curry, Joe Harris and Dorian Finney-Smith all played 12 or fewer minutes. The game probably should have been a wrap early in the third quarter, as the Bucks took a 22-point lead and it was clear Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn was going to use his entire bench rather than his starters. "For him to step into the starting lineup, which he's done a lot, just set a tone for us offensively just with his voice, his leadership.
"He was great right out of the gates," Budenholzer said of Portis. The Bucks had a 64-47 lead at the break thanks to a 14-for-32 performance from deep and 16 second chance points. He scored 19 first half points on 8-of-12 shooting Including a 3-for-4 mark from behind the three-point line. On the individual level, Portis was feeling it from the jump as he hit a turnaround 20-footer to open the game and never let up. All nine player who saw action for Milwaukee hit at least one three-pointer.
The Bucks kept to that formula against the Nets, hoisting up 49 three-pointers and making 19. Nets reservesīefore the game, Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer said that his team had been playing at a much higher pace of late, getting up (and making) three-point shots very early in the shot clock, which helped contribute to the fact the team had scored at least 130 points in three of its last four games. The Bucks remain the best team in the NBA with a 48-18 record while the Nets dropped to 37-29. Over the last 52 days, the Bucks have gone 21-2. The Milwaukee Bucks won their third straight game with a 118-113 victory over the Brooklyn Nets at Fiserv Forum on Thursday night, and it continues their torrid play since Jan. Watch Video: Brook Lopez set a career-high with nine blocked shots vs.
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