Yet again, the Nets fell short against a fellow contender on Friday and by a healthy margin. It was the Nets' fifth straight loss at home and fourth loss in their last five games. Overall, they are 24-13 on the season but only 10-10 in Brooklyn.
The Nets have fallen into second place in the East, now two and a half games behind the Bulls and only percentage points ahead of the Bucks.
This one was lost at the 3-point line. Not only did the Nets shoot just 25 percent from deep to the Bucks’ 39 percent, but they also took half the number of attempts (20-to-40) before the start of garbage time.