Milwaukee Bucks @ Brooklyn Nets
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY | Game ID: 22501150
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BKN 30 19 21 26 96MIL 29 14 19 28 90
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Liddell scores a career-high 21 points to lead the Nets over the Bucks 96-90
NEW YORK -- — E.J. Liddell scored a career-high 21 points to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 96-90 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.
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.
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.
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's Doc Rivers indicated before the game he might not coach much longer .
Liddell, who came off a 15-point, five rebound, two blocked shots effort in Brooklyn’s 121-115 win over Washington on Sunday, 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.
The game remained close throughout the third quarter, with the Nets holding a 70-62 advantage.
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.
Milwaukee cut the deficit to 88-87 on Prince’s corner 3 with 2:28 left. But that was as close as the Bucks would come.
Up next Bucks: Visit Central Division rival Detroit Wednesday.
Nets: Conclude the home portion of their 2025-26 season against Indiana on Thursday.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
LiPoSaScSm 7 12 -6 5 11 45 2 4 50 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 0 1 2
BKN Liddell, Powell, Saraf, Scott, Smith
in Liddell, Powell, Saraf, Scott, Smith
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EtLiSaScSm 3 8 0 3 5 60 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
BKN Etienne, Liddell, Saraf, Scott, Smith
in Etienne
out Powell
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EtJoScTrWi 2 9 +9 3 5 60 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1
BKN Etienne, Johnson, Scott, Traore, Wilson
in Johnson, Traore, Wilson
out Liddell, Saraf, Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EtJoPoTrWi 3 5 +5 2 4 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 2 2
BKN Etienne, Johnson, Powell, Traore, Wilson
in Powell
out Scott
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EtPoScSmWi 2 5 +1 2 4 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
BKN Etienne, Powell, Scott, Smith, Wilson
in Scott, Smith
out Johnson, Traore
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
LiPoSaScSm 3 6 +2 1 3 33 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0
BKN Liddell, Powell, Saraf, Scott, Smith
in Liddell, Saraf
out Etienne, Wilson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EtLiPoSaSm 3 3 -2 1 4 25 0 0 0 3 3 100 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
BKN Etienne, Liddell, Powell, Saraf, Smith
in Etienne
out Scott
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EtPoSaScSm 1 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
BKN Etienne, Powell, Saraf, Scott, Smith
in Scott
out Liddell
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
LiPoSaScSm 6 14 +8 5 10 50 0 2 0 4 4 100 0 4 4 3 3 0 2 1
BKN Liddell, Powell, Saraf, Scott, Smith
in Liddell
out Etienne
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EtPoSaScSm 3 2 -5 1 7 14 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 1 2 0 1
BKN Etienne, Powell, Saraf, Scott, Smith
in Etienne
out Liddell
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EtPoScSmWi 1 3 0 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
BKN Etienne, Powell, Scott, Smith, Wilson
in Wilson
out Saraf
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EtPoScTrWi 1 0 -3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
BKN Etienne, Powell, Scott, Traore, Wilson
in Traore
out Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EtJoSmTrWi 2 4 +3 1 3 33 0 2 0 2 2 100 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0
BKN Etienne, Johnson, Smith, Traore, Wilson
in Johnson, Smith
out Powell, Scott
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
PoSaScSmWi 3 7 +2 3 6 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
BKN Powell, Saraf, Scott, Smith, Wilson
in Powell, Saraf, Scott
out Etienne, Johnson, Traore
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EtPoSaScWi 3 3 -7 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1
BKN Etienne, Powell, Saraf, Scott, Wilson
in Etienne
out Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EtPoSaScSm 3 10 +4 3 6 50 0 2 0 4 4 100 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 0
BKN Etienne, Powell, Saraf, Scott, Smith
in Smith
out Wilson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DiGrNaPrSi 7 18 +6 7 9 78 3 5 60 1 2 50 1 5 6 5 1 2 3 0
MIL Dieng, Green, Nance, Prince, Sims
in Dieng, Green, Nance, Prince, Sims
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrHaJrRySi 2 5 -1 2 4 50 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
MIL Green, Harris, Jackson Jr., Ryan, Sims
in Harris, Jackson Jr., Ryan
out Dieng, Nance, Prince
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJrNaPrRy 3 3 -7 1 3 33 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 3 2
MIL Harris, Jackson Jr., Nance, Prince, Ryan
in Nance, Prince
out Green, Sims
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DiGrHaNaPr 2 0 -3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 1
MIL Dieng, Green, Harris, Nance, Prince
in Dieng, Green
out Jackson Jr., Ryan
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DiGrHaRySi 3 4 -3 2 6 33 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 1
MIL Dieng, Green, Harris, Ryan, Sims
in Ryan, Sims
out Nance, Prince
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DiNaPrRySi 3 4 -2 2 5 40 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 2
MIL Dieng, Nance, Prince, Ryan, Sims
in Nance, Prince
out Green, Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrJrPrRySi 3 5 +2 2 5 40 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 2
MIL Green, Jackson Jr., Prince, Ryan, Sims
in Green, Jackson Jr.
out Dieng, Nance
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrJrNaPrRy 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
MIL Green, Jackson Jr., Nance, Prince, Ryan
in Nance
out Sims
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DiGrNaPrSi 5 6 -4 3 8 38 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 2 1 2 1
MIL Dieng, Green, Nance, Prince, Sims
in Dieng, Sims
out Jackson Jr., Ryan
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrHaPrRySi 2 2 0 1 5 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
MIL Green, Harris, Prince, Ryan, Sims
in Harris, Ryan
out Dieng, Nance
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJrPrRySi 4 10 +7 4 6 67 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 2 1 0
MIL Harris, Jackson Jr., Prince, Ryan, Sims
in Jackson Jr.
out Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrHaJrNaRy 3 2 -4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2
MIL Green, Harris, Jackson Jr., Nance, Ryan
in Green, Nance
out Prince, Sims
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DiGrHaNaRy 3 9 0 3 5 60 2 3 67 2 2 100 1 2 3 3 0 0 2 1
MIL Dieng, Green, Harris, Nance, Ryan
in Dieng
out Jackson Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DiGrPrRySi 7 18 +5 7 16 44 4 10 40 0 0 0 2 6 8 5 1 0 1 4
MIL Dieng, Green, Prince, Ryan, Sims
in Prince, Sims
out Harris, Nance
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MILAG A. Green
AJ A. Jackson Jr.
CR C. Ryan
GH G. Harris
JS J. Sims
OD O. Dieng
PN P. Nance
TP T. Prince
BKNBS B. Saraf
CJ C. Johnson
DP D. Powell
EL E. Liddell
JW J. Wilson
MS M. Smith
NT N. Traore
TE T. Etienne
TS T. Scott
MIL/BKN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur