The Milwaukee Bucks and New Jersey Nets boast the league's top two scorers, but neither team has been able to capitalize on that strong play yet.

Milwaukee's Michael Redd and New Jersey's Vince Carter hope their impressive starts can begin to translate into more victories as their respective teams meet Wednesday at Continental Airlines Arena.

Redd leads the NBA with 32.1 points per game, well above his career-high mark of 25.4 from 2005-06. He scored a franchise-best 57 points Saturday, but the Bucks (3-5) lost their fourth straight game to Utah.

The 6-foot-6 swingman turned in a 30-point effort Tuesday and grabbed a season-high seven rebounds to help Milwaukee snap its skid with a 103-101 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

``It's good to get a good, tight win and hold a team in the fourth quarter,'' Bucks coach Terry Stotts said. ``Any time you can get a win on the road, that speaks for itself.''

Redd converted the go-ahead three-point play with 27 seconds to play, but wasn't pleased with his showing.

``Personally, I don't think I played the way I should have tonight,'' said Redd, who led five Bucks' starters in double figures. ``But I'll take 30 and win as opposed to 57 and a loss all day. We played team ball tonight.''

Redd averaged 25.5 points against the Nets last season, including a 41-point effort in a 110-96 win Nov. 2, 2005. That was Milwaukee's last win over New Jersey, which has won the last three meetings.

Carter will do his best to make sure that run continues. The Nets' veteran swingman averaged 29.8 against the Bucks last season, including a 45-point performance in an 89-85 win Feb. 21.

He has been tough to contain thus far, averaging 31.2 points, a big boost from last season's 24.2. He has recorded 30 or more points in four straight games, including a season-high 38 in Monday's 119-113 loss to the Seattle SuperSonics.

Despite Carter's efforts, the Nets (3-3) have yet to win back-to-back games and will try to regroup from their worst defensive effort this season.

``We expect ourselves to come out and play better than that,'' Carter said. ``We had to fight to made it look respectable. With our fans booing, we weren't very happy with our performance either.''

New Jersey continues to struggle on the boards, getting outrebounded 236-185 in its last five games. While both teams have become dependent on their stars, they may both be missing their second-leading scorers Wednesday.

Nets small forward Richard Jefferson, who is averaging 16.5 points, is out indefinitely with a sprained left ankle. Bucks forward Charlie Villanueva, who is averaging 14.6 points, sprained his left elbow in the first half Tuesday and didn't return for the second half. He is listed as day-to-day.