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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Milwaukee 110, Brooklyn 95
When: 8:30 PM ET, Friday, March 18, 2011
Where: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials: #47 Bennie Adams, #70 Brent Barnaky, #73 Ed Malloy
Attendance: 14563

Carlos Delfino buried a career-high eight 3-pointers en route to 26 points and added eight rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a three-game slide with a 110-95 victory over the visiting New Jersey Nets on Friday.

John Salmons chipped in 25 points and seven assists and Brandon Jennings collected 16 points and 10 assists for the Bucks (27-41), who stayed alive in the race for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, 2½ games behind the Indiana Pacers (30-39).

Brook Lopez scored 25 points to lead the Nets (22-45), who have lost eight straight to the Bucks.

Milwaukee made its move in the third quarter, getting three 3-pointers from Delfino during an 11-4 spurt to go up, 70-63, with 6:33 left in the frame. The Nets rallied back to within a point but the Bucks closed the quarter with three unanswered baskets to take a 80-73 cushion into the fourth.

New Jersey would get as close as 95-91 with 4:31 left, but Milwaukee put it away with a 15-4 run.
Top Game Performances
 
Brooklyn   Milwaukee
Brook Lopez 25 Scoring Carlos Delfino 26
Deron Williams 9 Assists Brandon Jennings 10
Kris Humphries 11 Rebounds Carlos Delfino 8
Deron Williams 8 Free Throws Made Keyon Dooling 2
Kris Humphries 2 Steals Carlos Delfino 3
Travis Outlaw 3 Blocks Andrew Bogut 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Brooklyn 95 44.3 8-23 17-24 26 34 7 4 11
Milwaukee 110 56.8 10-17 8-9 25 36 6 5 10
Upcoming Games
  • Milwaukee will play their next game at home against New York. The Bucks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Brooklyn will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Nets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.