National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Milwaukee 103, Brooklyn 97
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, February 9, 2015
Where: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials: #14 Ed Malloy, #30 John Goble, #63 Derek Richardson
Attendance: 12431

Bucks 103, Nets 97: Jared Dudley hit all five of his 3-point tries en route to 19 points as Milwaukee rallied for its fifth straight home win.

Khris Middleton scored 12 of his 18 points in the third quarter for the Bucks, who have won seven of eight overall. O.J. Mayo scored 15 points off the bench and Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and a career-high eight assists.

Jarrett Jack led Brooklyn with 26 points and eight assists while Joe Johnson added 19 points. Mason Plumlee and Bojan Bogdanovic chipped in 13 points apiece for the Nets, who are 0-2 on a stretch of eight straight road games straddling the All-Star break.

The Nets built a 41-24 lead with under eight minutes left in the second quarter before Dudley caught fire, nailing three 3-pointers down the stretch to help Milwaukee pull within five points at halftime. Dudley's fifth 3-pointer early in the third tied it at 56, and Middleton made 6-of-7 shots in the period as Milwaukee pushed its advantage to 79-68.

Johnson's 3-pointer pulled Brooklyn within 89-84 midway through the fourth but Mayo answered with four straight free throws and Middleton scored with just over three minutes left to make it 95-86. Jack got the Nets as close as six on several occasions in the closing moments but Middleton and Mayo had baskets in the final minute to help seal it.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Bucks C Zaza Pachulia returned from a six-game absence due to a calf injury to score five points and record three steals in 16 minutes. ... Brooklyn outshot Milwaukee 50 to 41.6 percent. ... Middleton had four of the Bucks' 14 steals.
Top Game Performances
 
Brooklyn   Milwaukee
Jarrett Jack 26 Scoring Jared Dudley 19
Jarrett Jack 8 Assists Giannis Antetokounmpo 8
Mason Plumlee 8 Rebounds Giannis Antetokounmpo 9
Mason Plumlee 5 Free Throws Made O.J. Mayo 7
Bojan Bogdanovic 1 Steals Khris Middleton 4
Brook Lopez 2 Blocks John Henson 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Brooklyn 97 50.0 9-25 12-19 25 38 8 3 16
Milwaukee 103 41.6 7-18 22-25 25 44 4 14 10
Upcoming Games
  • Milwaukee will play their next game at home against Sacramento. The Bucks have a W/L % of .464 after a win and .667 after a loss.
  • Brooklyn will play their next game on the road against Memphis. The Nets have a W/L % of .476 after a win and .367 after a loss.