Brooklyn Nets 96-90 Milwaukee Bucks: Liddell's Career-High 21 Points Leads Nets to Victory

Final Score

Brooklyn Nets 96 - 90 Milwaukee Bucks

Result: Brooklyn Nets win by 6 points

Status: Finished

Match Summary

E.J. Liddell scored a career-high 21 points to lead the Brooklyn Nets past the Milwaukee Bucks 96-90 on Tuesday night. The Nets extended their lead to 83-72 early in the fourth quarter before Milwaukee mounted a late comeback attempt but fell short. Brooklyn improved to 20-59 while Milwaukee dropped to 31-48.

Key Events

• Q1-Q2 – Liddell scored 17 points in the opening 24 minutes to lead the Nets
• Halftime – Brooklyn led 49-43 at the break
• Q3 – Nets held a 70-62 advantage after three quarters
• Q4 5:00 – Brooklyn extended its lead to 83-72 with Saraf converting a one-legged fadeaway and adding a breakaway dunk in consecutive possessions
• Q4 2:28 – Milwaukee cut the deficit to 88-87 on Prince's corner 3-pointer, but this was as close as the Bucks would come

Basic Stats

Brooklyn Nets

• E.J. Liddell: 21 points
• Ben Saraf: 19 points
• Drake Powell: 11 points
• Malachi Smith: 11 points

Milwaukee Bucks

• AJ Green: 20 points
• Taurean Prince: 16 points
• Cormac Ryan: 14 points
• Jericho Sims: 12 points

Highlights

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Match Context

Tournament: NBA Stage: Regular Season Date: April 8, 2026 Location: Brooklyn, New York

Stage: Regular Season Date: April 8, 2026 Location: Brooklyn, New York