The Brooklyn Nets will look for their first win in three tries against the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks when the teams meet at Barclays Center Monday night.
The Nets (39-38) lost by double digits in each of the first two meetings, a 129-115 loss at Milwaukee on Dec. 29 and took their worst loss at home this season on Feb. 4 when the Bucks prevailed 113-94.
Brooklyn comes in with a win to open its current three-game homestand, pulling away from the Boston Celtics in the second half for a 110-96 victory. The Bucks (57-20) dropped the first game of a three-game road trip Sunday afternoon, falling in overtime to the Atlanta Hawks 136-135.