On March 1, Beijing time, the Bucks defeated the Nets 118-104 on the road, winning 15 consecutive games, continuing to refresh the league's longest winning streak this season, with a record of 44-17, holding the league's first place. The Bucks' all-time winning streak is 20 straight wins, and they're one step closer to that record. Alphabet slammed 33 points and 15 rebounds, and the Bucks trailed by as many as 15 points, but they were in hot form in the second half, not only turning the Nets around, but also widening the point gap and easily winning. The Nets' Simmons continued to be absent, and Bridges scored a team-high 31 points.
Statistics
Bucks: Alphabet brother 33 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists, Holladay 14 points and 8 assists, Lopez 13 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks, Middleton 18 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Carter 11 points;
Nets: Bridges 31 points, 5 assists and 2 steals, Dinwiddie 26 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, Johnson 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals, Claxton 9 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks.
The star of the field
Alphabet slammed 33 points and 15 rebounds to lead the team to a 15-point comeback, extending the Bucks' winning streak to 15!
Highlight moments
Alphabet brother broke through the inside, the Nets four jumped and blocked, and finally, Claxton covered the layup!
Bridges hit a three-pointer, and he scored 18 points in the first half!
Alphabet Brother strides into the inside line, blocking Finney Smith and Claxton!
The second quarter of the alphabet brother enters the rhythm, and the continuous dunk!
Brother Alphabet hit Claxton after counterattacking the violent buckle, and he patted his opponent's chest!
Claxton caught Lopez in the air and provoked his opponent to receive the technical offender.
Before the end of the third quarter, Holloday scored a layup!
At the end, Connaughton slammed one-handedly!
Match Review
In the first quarter, Connaughton and Dinwiddie scored three points from each other, Holloday, Alphabet Brother, and Lopez scored consecutive baskets, Bridges, Johnson hit three-pointers, Claxton blocked the letter and hit a layup, Johnson hit three points, Bridges scored 5 consecutive points, Dinwiddie also hit a three-pointer, and the Nets blasted a wave of 17-2, leading by 15 points. Carter hit a free throw, Middleton hit a 2+1, and Portis made a layup to close the gap to 10 points. Dinwiddie and Thomas scored consecutive free throws, and the alphabet brother dunked two times, and at the end of the first quarter, the Nets led the Bucks 34-22, and Claxton had 3 steals and 2 blocks in a single quarter.
In the second quarter, Carter hit a three-point shot, Alphabet Brother dunked back, and the Nets trailed by six points. Finney Smith scored five straight points, Carter hit a three, Alphabet scored seven straight points, and Bridges and Johnson quickly returned to the picture. Middleton hit a three-pointer, Lopez dunked, but the Nets were still hot, Claxton hooked and scored, and Dinwiddie hit a three-pointer. Ingalls responded with a 3-pointer, Holloday scored a layup, and Bridges hit a 3-pointer to give the Nets a 62-52 lead over the Bucks at halftime.
In the first half, the Nets had three double-doubles, Bridges 18 points and 4 assists, Johnson 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals, Dinwiddie 13 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, Claxton 7 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks. The Bucks had only a double-double, with 15 points and 4 rebounds, Holiday 6 points and 6 assists, Middleton 6 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and Lopez 6 points and 5 rebounds.
Yibian fought again, Alphabet Brother scored five consecutive points, Claxton picked up Lopez and provoked his opponent to receive a technical foul, but Allen missed the free throw. Lopez hit a layup and made another 3-pointer as the Bucks tied the Nets. Bridges scored 10 straight points to stretch the gap to double digits again. Holloday hit a layup, Alphabet scored 2+1, Dinwiddie scored 5 consecutive points, Middleton hit a free throw, Ingalls and Portis hit three points in a row, Middleton scored 4 consecutive points, Holloday pressed the whistle for a layup, and the Bucks outscored the Nets by 6 points 14-2. After the third quarter, the Bucks led the Nets 91-85.
In the final quarter, Alphabet hit a shot and scored a basket. Johnson and Bridges also hit the shots and returned the color. Carter hit a three-pointer, Alphabet scored a layup, and the Bucks were already leading by double digits. Dinwiddie scored five straight points, Allen and Middleton hit three straight threes, and the Bucks extended the gap to 18 points. The game lost suspense, the two sides withdrew the main team, and in the end, the Bucks defeated the Nets on the road to win 15 straight games.
Both sides start
Bucks: Holloday, Grayson Allen, Connaughton, Alphabet Brother, Lopez
Nets: Dinwiddie, Bridges, Johnson, Finney-Smith, Claxton