Allen Crabbe scored 25 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Brooklyn Nets went on a 12-3 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 119-111.
It was tied at 105 when Crabbe’s 28-foot 3-pointer put the Nets ahead for good with 2:43 left. He scored 8 points as they pulled away to a 117-108 lead with 20 seconds left.
Crabbe’s 3-pointer with 1:18 left made it 111-105, and Joe Harris’ 2 free throws with 33.3 seconds left put it away at 113-105.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Bucks 12-2. Crabbe scored 7 of the Nets’ 12 on 2 for 2 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 4 of his 7 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Sterling Brown that tied the game and 1 on a basket by Khris Middleton that put the Bucks ahead.
D'Angelo Russell scored 22 points (13 in the first quarter), and Harris added 17 points and 6 assists on 6 for 8 shooting.
For the Bucks, Middleton scored 31 points on 9 for 14 shooting.
The Nets shot 54.7% from the field and 48.7% from 3 to the Bucks’ 44.1% and 25.0%. The Bucks outscored the Nets 64-38 in the paint. The Nets’ starters outscored the Bucks 48-29 in 15 minutes together.