Poor offense at the beginning, sloppy play at the end and Nets fall short, 86-83

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The Nets lost to the Bucks, 86-83 Thursday in Milwaukee. It was that simple. With the loss, Milwaukee picks up their first win of the series and their door remains open. Still, the Nets hold a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

It was the Nets worst offensive performance of the season by virtually any standard. The last time the Nets scored fewer than 100 points was back on March 24 when, without any of the “Big Three,” the Nets scored 88 points vs. the Jazz.

It came down to a contested last second 3-point attempt by Kevin Durant that bounded off the back rim, but the real lost opportunity came 11 seconds earlier when some sloppy play put them in a…