Cameron Johnson scored 29 points, Noah Clowney and Shake Milton each added 20, and the Brooklyn Nets came from behind to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 111-105 on Thursday.
Brooklyn outscored Milwaukee 35-23 in the fourth quarter to end a two-game losing streak. The Bucks were missing Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, who both sat out due to non-COVID illnesses.
The Nets took their first lead since the second quarter at 99-97 after Keon Johnson hit a 3-pointer with 3:40 left. After Khris Middleton tied the game for the Bucks, Clowney hit one of his career-high six 3-pointers with 2:33 remaining to put the Nets ahead 102-99.
Brooklyn extended their lead to 109-102 when Johnson converted a four-point play with 47.9 seconds left. Middleton answered with a 3-pointer with 41.3 seconds to go, but Johnson made two free throws to secure the win.
Nic Claxton added 13 points, and Johnson finished with 12 for Brooklyn, who shot 16-of-38 (42.1 percent) from 3-point range.
Middleton led Milwaukee with 21 points, Brook Lopez had 20 points and made four 3-pointers, Bobby Portis scored 18 points, and Gary Trent Jr. added 14 points off the bench.
Brooklyn trailed by six at the start of the fourth quarter but fought back with Milton scoring 14 of the Nets’ first 16 points in the final period to cut the lead to 93-92 with 7:07 remaining.
The Bucks turned the ball over seven times in the first quarter and trailed 27-25 at the end of the period, with Clowney hitting three 3-pointers.
Milwaukee went ahead 44-33 with 6:30 left in the second quarter after back-to-back 3-pointers from Lopez, who scored 18 points in the first half. The Bucks built a 13-point lead with 2:19 left in the second quarter, but the Nets finished the half on a 9-4 run to close the gap to 59-51.
Brooklyn made it a two-point game with five minutes left in the third and trailed 82-76 at the end of the period.
The Nets played without their leading scorer, Cam Thomas (strained left hamstring), as well as Ziaire Williams (sprained left knee) and Dorian Finney-Smith (left calf contusion).
