Milwaukee Bucks at Brooklyn Nets
· National Basketball Association
Liddell scores a career-high 21 points to lead the Nets over the Bucks 96-90
Ben Saraf added 19, while Drake Powell and Malachi Smith each had 11 for the Nets (20-59), who have won two straight and three of their last five.
AJ Green scored 20 points for Milwaukee, which dropped to 31-48. Taurean Prince added 16 points, Cormac Ryan chipped in with 14 and Jericho Sims had 12.
Five years after the Bucks edged the Nets in Game 7 of a thrilling second-round series on their way to the NBA championship, both teams are out of the playoff race and Milwaukee's Doc Rivers indicated before the game he might not coach much longer.
Liddell, who came off a 15-point, five rebound, two blocked shots effort in Brooklyn’s 121-115 win over Washington on Sunday, scored 17 points in the first half. But he was the only Nets player to score in double figures in the opening 24 minutes and Brooklyn only led 49-43 at halftime.
The game remained close throughout the third quarter, with the Nets holding a 70-62 advantage.
Brooklyn extended its lead to 83-72 in the first five minutes of the fourth. Saraf converted a one-legged fadeaway and had a breakaway dunk in consecutive possessions.
Milwaukee cut the deficit to 88-87 on Prince’s corner 3 with 2:28 left. But that was as close as the Bucks would come.
Nets: Conclude the home portion of their 2025-26 season against Indiana on Thursday.
Regular Season Series
BKN leads series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 90 - 96 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 90 - 96 |
| 4th 2.0 |  |
Ben Saraf defensive rebound | 90 - 96 |
| 4th 5.0 |  |
Taurean Prince misses 28-foot three point jumper | 90 - 96 |
| 4th 9.1 | |
Ben Saraf makes free throw 2 of 2 | 90 - 96 |
Statistics
 MIL |
 BKN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-81 | FG | 33-75 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 15-45 | 3PT | 9-26 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 5-8 | FT | 21-23 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 4 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fouls | 13 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 16 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 15 | Percent Led | 83 |
Brooklyn Nets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nolan Traore, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| Nic Claxton, C | Out | Apr 11 |
| Ziaire Williams, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Noah Clowney, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Terance Mann, G | Out | Apr 11 |
Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Giannis Antetokounmpo, F | Out | May 11 |
| Pete Nance, F | Out | Apr 12 |
| Gary Harris, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| Myles Turner, C | Out | Apr 11 |
| Gary Trent Jr., G | Out | Apr 11 |
Game Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 16,834 · Capacity:
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Indiana2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
- | 26 | W2 | 0.68292683 | 56 |
 New York |
3 | 29 | L1 | 0.64634144 | 53 |
 Toronto |
10 | 36 | W1 | 0.5609756 | 46 |
 Philadelphia |
11 | 37 | W2 | 0.5487805 | 45 |
 Brooklyn |
36 | 62 | L3 | 0.24390244 | 20 |
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