Postgame News and Notes
Tonight’s loss drops the Bucks to 19-21 at the Bradley Center, and ensures the team a losing record on its home court for the second season in a row.
Tonight’s game was the Bucks’ third sellout at home for the season.
Tonight’s loss is the Bucks’ fourth in a four-game stint against teams from the Atlantic Division. The Bucks dropped to 3-15 against the Atlantic on the season.
With tonight’s victory, the Nets sweep the season series against the Bucks 3-0.
Richard Jefferson was a scoring machine for the Nets in the 1st quarter. Jefferson scored 14 of his game-high 24 points in the opening frame, including a stretch where scored 10 of 12 for the Nets.
Bucks rookie Ramon Sessions snagged his first double-double in the NBA, dishing out 13 assists and scoring 12 points.
Vince Carter added a double-double for the Nets, dishing out 10 assists with 21 points.
Each team had five players score in double digits. Three starters and two reserves pulled the feat on each team.
The Nets’ win tonight is just their second in eight games. New Jersey improved to 7-15 since the beginning of March.
The Bucks took a 12-4 run in 1st quarter. The Bucks took a 27-26 lead into the second frame.
The Bucks set a new season high in three-point percentage. Milwaukee sunk 6 of 10 (60%) from beyond the arc.
The Nets outscored the Bucks 18-6 to close the 3rd quarter.
Both teams shot over 50% tonight. The Bucks made 37 of 68 (54.4%) and the Nets sunk 45 of 80 attempted (56.3%).
Despite holding the Nets to an opponent season low 11 free-throw attempts, sending New Jersey to the charity stripe was bad news. The Nets sank all 11, including 5 of 5 by Devin Harris and 6 of 6 from Richard Jefferson.
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