Dellavedova powers Bucks to fourth straight win
MILWAUKEE -- Matthew Dellavedova scored a season-high 18 points as the Milwaukee Bucks held off a furious comeback attempt by the Brooklyn Nets and extended their winning streak to a season-high four games with a 112-103 victory Saturday evening at the Bradley Center.
Dellavedova was one of six Milwaukee starters to score in double figures. All five starters scored at least 10 points with John Henson's 20 leading the way. Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 16 while Jabari Parker added 15 and Tony Snell had 10.
Bojan Bogdanovic had 24 to pace Brooklyn, which also got 19 from Sean Kilpatrick, 17 from Joe Harris and 13 from Brook Lopez.
Lopez was ice cold in the opening half, scoring just a point while going 0 for 10 from the floor. Collectively, the Nets shot 33.3 percent and were 3 of 20 on 3-point attempts.
Milwaukee didn't fare much better from distance, going 2 of 10, but made 19 of 20 shots overall and went into halftime with a 50-40 lead behind nine points from Parker and eight from Henson.
Trailing 62-46, Brooklyn outscored Milwaukee 26-13 over the remainder of the quarter to head into the fourth down by just three.
Kilpatrick scored 13 points in the quarter, with eight coming at the free throw line.
Harris put the Nets ahead with a 3-pointer at the 10:20 mark of the fourth, making it an 82-81 game but the lead would change hands 10 times over the next six minutes.
Buckets by Dellavedova, Antetokounmpo and Henson helped the Bucks create some separation and after forcing Brooklyn's 13th turnover with 1:45 left, Dellevadova sank two free throws to make it a 103-95 lead.
NOTES: Nets F Trevor Booker did not join the team for the trip to Milwaukee due to illness. He had started all 18 of the Nets' games this season. Justin Hamilton was expected to take Booker's spot in Brooklyn's starting lineup Saturday. ... The Bucks brought a season-high three-game winning streak into the game and have won four of their last five overall. During that stretch, Milwaukee is averaging 110.0 points on 48.8 percent shooting with 48.0 rebounds, 24.7 assists, 9.7 steals and 7.3 blocks per game. ... Brooklyn came into the contest looking to snap a four-game road losing streak and a six-game losing streak to the Bucks, who have won 13 of their last 17 meetings with the Nets dating to Jan. 9, 2009. Milwaukee has taken the first two games of this season's series, including a 111-93 decision Thursday in Brooklyn.