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Milwaukee Bucks at Brooklyn Nets

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12-11, 4-7 Away
Final
118 - 113

10-14, 5-6 Home

Bucks snap a 2-game skid with a 118-113 victory over the Nets

Giannis bullies his way to the rim for dunk

Damien Lillard had 15 points and 11 assists and Bobby Portis added 23 points and five rebounds off the bench. The Bucks won for the 10th time in 13 games.

Dennis Schroder had 34 points and 10 assists, Cam Johnson scored 26 points and Nic Claxton added 21 points and nine rebounds as the Nets lost for the fourth time in five games, falling to 4-13 against Eastern Conference foes.

Takeaways Milwaukee: Lillard’s streak of six straight 25-point games ended. Antetokounmpo had his NBA-best 14th game with at least 30 points.

Brooklyn: Schroder led Brooklyn in scoring for the fourth time this season, surpassing 30 points for the third time. He is averaging 31.5 points in two games against Milwaukee this season and has 493 points in 31 career games against the Bucks.

Key moment Brooklyn led 108-104 after Schroder's jumper with 3:08 left, but Milwaukee countered by scoring 15 of the game’s final 20 points.

Bucks forward Khris Middleton, playing in just his third game this season while recovering from bilateral ankle surgery, scored seven points in the fourth quarter. Portis put Milwaukee ahead for good, 109-108, with a 3-pointer with 2:08 left.

Key stat Brooklyn snapped Milwaukee’s 15-game streak of holding opponents to below 50% shooting. The Nets were just the fourth team to make more than 50% of its field goals against the Bucks. Milwaukee improved to 1/3 in games in which it allows a team to shoot better than 50%.

After making just 8 of 22 field goals (36.4%) in the first quarter, the Nets shot 56% over the final 36 minutes.

Up next Milwaukee hosts Orlando in an NBA Cup quarterfinal Tuesday. Brooklyn is at Memphis on Friday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 118 - 113
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 118 - 113
4th 1.1 Nic Claxton defensive rebound 118 - 113
4th 1.1 Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2 118 - 113
4th 1.1 Giannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 1 of 2 118 - 113

Statistics

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39-68 FG 41-81
57.4 Field Goal % 50.6
15-31 3PT 16-35
48.4 Three Point % 45.7
25-32 FT 15-16
78.1 Free Throw % 93.8
31 Rebounds 30
3 Offensive Rebounds 7
28 Defensive Rebounds 23
26 Assists 24
6 Steals 9
7 Blocks 3
16 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 4
16 Total Turnovers 13
2 Technical Fouls 2
2 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 17
17 Fast Break Points 12
36 Points in Paint 40
18 Fouls 25
7 Largest Lead 12
Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tyson Etienne, G Day-To-Day Jul 22
Noah Clowney, F Day-To-Day Jul 3
Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mark Sears, G Day-To-Day Jul 19
Jamaree Bouyea, G Day-To-Day Jul 19

Game Information

Barclays Center

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 17,926 · Capacity:

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Chicago 0 0 .000 - -
Cleveland 0 0 .000 - -
Detroit 0 0 .000 - -
Indiana 0 0 .000 - -
Milwaukee 0 0 .000 - -

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 0 0 .000 - -
Brooklyn 0 0 .000 - -
New York 0 0 .000 - -
Philadelphia 0 0 .000 - -
Toronto 0 0 .000 - -
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