It was a playoff preview for the ages but one that didn’t go Brooklyn’s way.
Kevin Durant led the Nets with another 42-point outing but the Nets fell short with KD missing a game-tying three and Milwaukee defeated Brooklyn, 117-114. With the loss, the Nets fall to 43-22 on the season while the Bucks improve to 40-24, With the loss, Brooklyn drops out of the first seed by 5/100th of a point while the Bucks are now two and a half back of both Brooklyn and Philly.
The game was knotted up at 90 heading into the final 12 minutes of play.