Jrue Holiday made a driving layup with 11 seconds left, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Brooklyn Nets 86-83 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, cutting the deficit to 2-1.
The Nets had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Kevin Durant missed a 28-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Bucks outscored the Nets 10-7. Khris Middleton scored 8 of the Bucks’ 10 on 3 for 6 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Middleton had 35 points and 15 rebounds, and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 33 points (20 in the paint) and 14 rebounds. The Bucks had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Nets, Durant had 30 points (12 in the third quarter), 10 rebounds and 4 steals, and Joe Harris went 1 for 7 from 3. Kyrie Irving had 22 points and 3 steals.
The Bucks held the Nets to 83 points. The Nets got 7 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Nets’ starters were outscored 43-29 in 20 minutes together. Harris fouled out.