In a late afternoon start at Fiserv Forum, the Nets would come in and earn a hard-fought victory, 133-128.
The Nets would hold as large as an 11 point lead in the first half, but the Bucks would be resurgent in the second quarter thanks to an energetic Ersan Ilyasova. Moving into the second half, Milwaukee found themselves down just a single point, 66-65.
Brooklyn would really pull ahead in the third quarter, thanks to both Jared Dudley and just an all-around hot quarter from deep. Moving into the fourth, they’d construct a 12 point lead, 108-96.