New York – – Kevin Durant Scored 24 points and Nets held Giannis Antetokounmpo scoreless in the 4th quarter milwaukee bucks With a 118-100 win on Friday night, they extended an eight-game winning streak that equaled the longest winning streak since moving to Brooklyn a decade ago.
Nick Claxton He made his first nine shots, finished the season 10-9, and scored 19 points for the Nets, who currently have the longest winning streak in the NBA, winning 12 of their last 13 games.
‘I just want to keep it,’ says Nets guard Kyrie Irving Said. “We don’t want to take our foot off the gas pedal.”
After scoring the third-highest total of 91 points in NBA history Wednesday against Golden State, the Nets must win another type of game against the Bucks team, which has an NBA-leading 22-9 record. I had to.
Lois O’Neill scored 17 points, Ben Simmons Of Brooklyn’s 30 assists, he had 12 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.
“It shows we’re a locked-in team,” Durant said.
Brooklyn’s 6-foot-11-inch center Claxton came in as the league’s leading shooter with 73.8%.
Antetokounmpo finished with 26 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists, but neither he nor Durant hit their normal scoring averages and were among the top six in the league, so they didn’t shoot in the fourth.
Brooke Lopez Although adding 23 points, the Bucks committed 18 turnovers leading to 24 points.
“We have to take care of the ball more,” the Bucks coach said. Mike Budenholzer Said. “We have to make better decisions. You can’t have possession without a shot. I have to make an effort.”
The Nets started 8/10 from a 3-point range and improved to an NBA-best 9-1 record in December. Also, in February 2021, he won his eighth consecutive title.
The Nets led 60-47 at halftime, shooting 50 percent less than the 71 percent they shot Wednesday’s 40-point lead against Golden State. It was an impressive effort for , keeping the team down to about 45%.
The Bucks were inside 10 about halfway through the fourth quarter. But Irving returned after missing a game and scored four points on 1-of-9 shooting through the fourth quarter before scoring 14 points in the fourth round and quickly returning to over 20 points again. .
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Backs: Antetokounmpo appeared to have injured his hand in the fall, but Budenholzer said X-rays were fine. … chris middleton Missed 4 games in a row due to right knee pain. … Jevon Carter Entered the starting line-up for the first time since Saturday. Mahjong Beauchamp It filled the place usually occupied by Middleton in Milwaukee’s final two games.
Net: Joe Harris Withdrew due to right knee pain. Coach Jack Vaughan said Harris was the first sub off the bench before reporting the pain.
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Durant isn’t scheduled to play on Christmas Day for the first time since 2009, other than the 2019 season, when he sat out due to injury. I was aware of the uncertainty… When this schedule was put together, summer requests made the Nets less appealing.
“I’m probably responsible for not playing at Christmas because of what happened this summer,” he said this week. close”
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Bucks: Sunday in Boston.
Nets: Monday in Cleveland.
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