{"id":704540,"date":"2026-04-08T04:09:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T04:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/704540\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T04:09:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T04:09:44","slug":"e-j-liddell-scores-career-high-21-points-to-lead-nets-past-bucks-96-90","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/704540\/","title":{"rendered":"E.J. Liddell scores career-high 21 points to lead Nets past Bucks, 96-90"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 E.J. Liddell scored a career-high 21 points to lead the Brooklyn <a href=\"https:\/\/sny.tv\/teams\/nets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Nets&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Nets<\/a> to a 96-90 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Saraf added 19, while Drake Powell and Malachi Smith each had 11 for the Nets (20-59), who have won two straight and three of their last five.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>AJ Green scored 20 points for Milwaukee, which dropped to 31-48. Taurean Prince added 16 points, Cormac Ryan chipped in with 14 and Jericho Sims had 12.<\/p>\n<p>Five years after the Bucks edged the Nets in Game 7 of a thrilling second-round series on their way to the NBA championship, both teams are out of the playoff race and Milwaukee&#8217;s Doc Rivers indicated before the game he might not coach much longer.<\/p>\n<p>Liddell, who came off a 15-point, five-rebound, two blocked shots effort in <a href=\"https:\/\/sny.tv\/articles\/nets-wizards-recap-4-5-26\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Brooklyn\u2019s 121-115 win over Washington on Sunday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Brooklyn\u2019s 121-115 win over Washington on Sunday&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Brooklyn\u2019s 121-115 win over Washington on Sunday<\/a>, scored 17 points in the first half. But he was the only Nets player to score in double figures in the opening 24 minutes and Brooklyn only led 49-43 at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>The game remained close throughout the third quarter, with the Nets holding a 70-62 advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn extended its lead to 83-72 in the first five minutes of the fourth. Saraf converted a one-legged fadeaway and had a breakaway dunk in consecutive possessions.<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee cut the deficit to 88-87 on Prince\u2019s corner 3 with 2:28 left. But that was as close as the Bucks would come.<\/p>\n<p>Up next<\/p>\n<p>Bucks: Visit Central Division rival Detroit on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Nets: Conclude the home portion of their 2025-26 season against Indiana on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 E.J. 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