#Milwaukee Bucks at Brooklyn Nets
Barclays Center- Brooklyn, NY
[ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401584777)
[TV/Radio](/r/GoNets/comments/17p095a/game_thread_milwaukee_bucks_32_at_brooklyn_nets/k81z176/)
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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|Final|
||Q1|Q2|Q3|Q4|Total|
|:–|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|
|MIL |29|34|33|33|129|
|BKN |32|35|27|31|125|
###Player Stats
**Milwaukee Bucks**
|Player|MINS|PTS|FGM-A|3PM-A|FTM-A|ORB|DRB|REB|AST|STL|BLK|TO|PF|+/-|
|:–|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|
|K. Middleton|21:11|15|6-10|1-4|2-2|0|3|3|4|0|0|0|1|9
|G. Antetokounmpo|35:15|36|15-27|1-7|5-6|2|10|12|3|1|2|3|1|15
|B. Lopez|27:08|4|2-6|0-3|0-0|4|3|7|2|0|0|0|3|-15
|M. Beasley|14:00|3|1-5|1-5|0-0|0|6|6|0|0|0|1|2|-9
|D. Lillard|34:13|21|5-15|2-8|9-10|2|4|6|7|1|0|1|1|-14
|B. Portis|25:47|11|3-8|1-2|4-4|0|6|6|2|2|0|1|2|14
|J. Crowder|30:18|15|5-10|4-9|1-2|2|3|5|0|1|0|2|1|-6
|P. Connaughton|19:29|10|4-7|2-5|0-0|1|0|1|3|0|0|1|1|-1
|C. Payne|16:21|11|4-6|3-4|0-0|0|1|1|3|0|0|0|1|9
|M. Beauchamp|16:17|3|1-2|1-1|0-0|1|0|1|2|1|0|1|0|18
**Brooklyn Nets**
|Player|MINS|PTS|FGM-A|3PM-A|FTM-A|ORB|DRB|REB|AST|STL|BLK|TO|PF|+/-|
|:–|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|
|C. Thomas|40:35|45|17-33|6-16|5-6|1|3|4|3|1|0|1|3|3
|M. Bridges|38:39|31|12-21|1-5|6-7|1|4|5|4|0|1|1|2|7
|D. Finney-Smith|36:53|7|3-12|1-7|0-0|4|2|6|2|1|1|1|2|7
|S. Dinwiddie|23:41|3|1-4|1-3|0-0|1|2|3|3|0|0|0|0|13
|B. Simmons|33:22|2|1-3|0-0|0-0|3|12|15|4|0|0|1|3|-12
|R. O’Neale|25:07|12|4-8|4-7|0-0|1|8|9|3|0|1|1|4|-12
|D. Sharpe|7:59|4|2-3|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|0|-7
|L. Walker IV|22:36|19|8-14|3-7|0-0|0|4|4|2|0|0|3|1|-5
|D. Smith Jr.|11:06|2|1-3|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|1|-14
###Team Stats
|Team|FGM-A|3PM-A|FTM-A|AST|PF|STL|TO|BLK|OREB|DREB|REB|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|MIL|46-96|16-48|21-24|26|13|6|10|2|12|36|56|
|BKN|49-101|16-45|11-13|22|16|2|8|4|11|35|51|
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DFS I know you been killing it this season but that play was not it.
Great effort. Way to fight. Just couldn’t contain Giannis at the end.
Close loss. We have a good system though so can’t complain. Seasons looking bright.
Feel like we’re gonna see a lot of “Cam Thomas drops 40+ in a single digit loss” at this rate.
I expected to lose and I’m still disappointed
classic nets ‘3 minutes left in the 4th’ breakdown š
Oof this game hurt. Really wanted this one
Fuck refs forever. How wasnāt that a flagrant? If it were on Giannis itād be decided right there without hesitation
Canāt finish for shit smh
These Refs love to suck Giannisā balls
Went from passing to create open looks to pure ISO ball at the end, what were they thinking?
This team has potential. No shame in losing by 4 to one of the projected best teams. We win this with Claxton and Johnson.
This one hurts but we really are so close. This is a much more encouraging start to the season than I expected. Lets hope this team shows consistency and keeps it up
we had the game that dsj stretch killed us. Vaughn has to realize he shrinks the floor. Cam had two guys immediately on him whenever he was on the floor.
suns alumni reunion center court
I still dont understand how Portis pulling down Bridges by the jersey off ball on the fast break is a common foul. It might be as close to the definition of a flagrant being that is was completely unnecessary:
* Flagrant Foul Penalty 1: Unnecessary contact committed by a player against an opponent
Tough loss but when we consider the expectations for this team before the year I’m happy. I’ve enjoyed watched every game go nets
So close and yet, so far.
Itās clear we can hang with any team. Letās get everyone healthy, not having Can J and Clax hurting us
The bright side is that even without the Big 2, that game wasā¦ the same as it ever is.
They played well when Giannis was on the floor and didnāt when he was off the floor. The Bucks are a frustrating matchup because of Giannis and the fact that they always seem to get a three whenever they absolutely need it
Fun game. I donāt think Ben shouldāve passed it to DFS. I think Ben should be more aggressive. Also waiting on the defense to show up (not sure if the Nets are getting unlucky with defense 3 point percentage but they should be better than this)
Once again two favourites to come out the East struggle to beat our depleted squad. However, unlike the Celtics game the refs decided this one not calling a take foul and Giannis bully ball no whistles. Ben offence šš» defence šš». Finally, Cam really is our starboy and Mikal finding his range again tonight (not from three though).
Trade dfs (joking)
Iām torn between letting the good vibes roll on or just blowing it up and selling all our vets for picks.
Edit: Of course thatās my immediate emotional reaction.
Man all 4 of our losses have just been tough, just the difference of having a star player. But still optimistic, the team is playing really well together, and our entire rotation is made up of players who can play 20 minutes a night on any NBA team.
Still crazy that they refused to call that take foul
Team has a ton of fun players, good talent, very deep.
No elite player or anything close to it (Cam has been great but not there yet) and that’s what wins in close games.
A 2 point explosion from Ben
Me after every close loss this season
Dinwiddie HAS to play more. He has a +15 and a +13 in these losses, he absolutely help this offense score. Both times we lost the lead this game, Spence has been on the bench. I 100% believe his ankle is still bothering him, because the team looks lost when he isnāt out there. What the hell is going on? I am one of the biggest Ben supporters on the planet, but Spence not playing is a joke. I do not get it at all.
We did the best we could. Giannis is a superstar and made the difference down the stretch. We were still in the game and could have gone our way if not for a few unlucky bounces and offensive rebounds.
Canāt wait to get Nic and Cam J back.
We fought so hard this game. Proud of them for being competitive but we really need clax back. I miss that rim protection. He loved the challenge of defending whoever down there. Oh and DSF lost this game for us. Love doe doe but low bball IQ move.
Damn that was a good game though. Are we a good team? Fuck Portis. The disrespect to Mikal was out of control.
A game where having Claxton wouldāve made a world of difference. Also coincidentally Benās worst offensive performance, he wouldnāt even glance at the paint tonight. That needs to change if weāre gonna have any real success.
Shoutout CT, blossoming before our eyes
Guys, is it crazy to think that once we have a full squad we might win between 45 to 50 games? I think cam T and bridges are still learning how to close. I think we might be the surprise of the season by the end.
Sucks for us but every point matters. Itās the small stuff likes cams late foul to end the half which has happened multiple times. Or whatever it is. Royce fumbling it or ben doing something dumb. It has to be tight.
Cam can get us there but heās 0-3 on desperation situations this year and has made some bad decisions. I think we say that heās not a reliable closer going back to last year.
Ben has to score to play. The patience is over and we donāt care if youāre a useful player. You have to do it. Weāre shorthanded still. Pick just oneoffensive improvement (learning to roll or slip screen maybe) and do it.
This is gonna be a tough year. This stuff isnāt for the weak. We gotta stay tough. Itās not ez.
Happy to see the payne bridges love thought they had beef now even tho they were playing together in the offseason. It is what it is for this game. Its gonna be a season full of nail biters.
Feels like this team is so close to being good.
Bummer of a loss but I generally really like how we’re playing 7 games in and our trajectory.
Cam Thomas MIP. He’s making me 180 on many of my criticisms of him from 7, 8, 9 months ago. He’s putting in the work and is hell bent on reaching (smashing?) his ceiling asap. Love to see it.
How did we lose to this fraud bucks team man
We need Clax back so bad. I hope bens back is ok.