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Milwaukee Bucks use 'defense first' mentality to get critical win over Brooklyn Nets

The Milwaukee Bucks are still breathing in the playoffs -- barely.

Already trailing 2-0 in an Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Brooklyn Nets, and finding themselves trailing by 3 with 83 seconds to go in Game 3 Thursday night at Fiserv Forum after a Kevin Durant 3-pointer, the Bucks managed to score the final six points of the game to emerge with an 86-83 victory to claw their way back into this best-of-7 affair.

And, afterward, Bucks guard Jrue Holiday -- who hit the go-ahead layup with 11.