Giannis Antetokounmpo had 36 points (24 in the paint) and 12 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Brooklyn Nets 129-125.
Antetokounmpo’s cutting layup put the Bucks ahead for good with 1:11 left in the fourth quarter.
Jae Crowder’s free throw with 5.9 seconds left made it 129-125 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Bucks outscored the Nets 17-10. Antetokounmpo scored 9 of the Bucks’ 17 on 3 for 5 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Damian Lillard had 21 points and 7 assists but shot 5 for 15. The Bucks had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Nets, Cam Thomas scored 45 points (7 during a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter) with 6 3-pointers, and Dorian Finney-Smith went 1 for 7 from 3. Mikal Bridges scored 31 points. Lonnie Walker IV scored 19 points off the bench. Thomas scored 15 of his 45 points in the fourth quarter. The Nets had 2 30-point scorers.
The Bucks went 21 for 24 at the line to the Nets’ 11 for 13. The Nets were outscored 22-9 in 6 minutes with O'Neale, Simmons, Finney-Smith, Bridges and Thomas on the floor together.