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Thomas scores 32, Nets beat Bucks 115-102 in home opener for first win under Jordi Fernandez
NEW YORK (AP) Cam Thomas scored 32 points, Dennis Schroder added 29 and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 115-102 on Sunday in their home opener to give coach Jordi Fernandez his first victory.
The Nets pulled away in the fourth quarter after opening with two road losses in their first season under Fernandez, a native of Badalona, Spain.
Thomas scored 11 in the final period to surpass the 30 points he had averaged in the first two games.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Bucks, who have dropped two straight after winning their opener. Damian Lillard scored 21 points and Bobby Portis Jr. had 16 points and 10 boards.
Bucks: Milwaukee can't be fully evaluated until Khris Middleton is back from ankle surgery. Coach Doc Rivers said the longtime starter is getting closer and could take another step with a good practice this week. But he won't solve the perimeter defense problems for a team that gave up 35 points to Chicago's Coby White on Friday before getting burned by Thomas and Schroder on Sunday.
Nets: Thomas has the green light and can get on hot streaks and Schroder is a feisty competitor, and even a team without a ton of talent in a rebuilding season can be tough when both have it going.
The Nets led just 89-85 with 9 minutes remaining in a game in which neither team had yet built a double-digit lead. Thomas and Schroder them combined for the next 10 points, with Thomas' three-point play giving Brooklyn a 99-85 advantage with 7:04 remaining.
Antetokounmpo has made 30 of 45 shots this season (66.7%).
The Bucks visit unbeaten Boston on Monday in the second half of a back-to-back. The Nets host Denver on Tuesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Brook Lopez vs. Ben Simmons (Giannis Antetokounmpo gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 |  | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point hook shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:32 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point running pullup jump shot | 4-0 |
| 11:01 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) | 4-2 |
| 10:48 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:27 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover (lost ball) (Dorian Finney-Smith steals) | ||
| 10:15 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo shooting foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | ||
| 10:15 | | +1 | Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-3 |
| 10:15 | | +1 | Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-4 |
| 10:11 | | Gary Trent Jr. turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 10:05 | | Cam Thomas misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:02 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Dennis Schroder personal foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 9:47 | | Damian Lillard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Taurean Prince offensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point driving hook shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 6-4 |
| 9:10 | | Ben Simmons turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:55 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Taurean Prince assists) | 8-4 |
| 8:41 | | Gary Trent Jr. personal foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 8:31 | | Damian Lillard shooting foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | ||
| 8:31 | | +1 | Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-5 |
| 8:31 | | +1 | Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-6 |
| 8:13 | | Ben Simmons shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 8:13 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:13 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:10 | | Taurean Prince offensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Damian Lillard misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Ben Simmons defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Cam Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover (bad pass) (Cam Thomas steals) | ||
| 7:23 | | Ben Simmons misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 7:21 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 7:11 | | Ben Simmons shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 7:11 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-6 |
| 7:11 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-6 |
| 6:58 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point stepback jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 10-9 |
| 6:38 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:29 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:26 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point stepback jump shot | 12-9 |
| 5:58 | | Cam Thomas misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Ben Simmons offensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | Ben Simmons misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:53 | | Ben Simmons offensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | +2 | Ben Simmons makes two point tip layup | 12-11 |
| 5:41 | | Taurean Prince turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 5:40 | | Taurean Prince personal foul (Loose ball) (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 5:24 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 12-14 |
| 5:13 | | Damian Lillard turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:56 | | Noah Clowney misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 4:53 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | Jalen Wilson shooting foul (Gary Trent Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:48 | | +1 | Gary Trent Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-14 |
| 4:48 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:42 | | Noah Clowney defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:24 | | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | ||
| 4:14 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point driving reverse layup (Bobby Portis assists) | 15-14 |
| 4:08 | | +2 | Jalen Wilson makes two point jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 15-16 |
| 3:57 | | Noah Clowney shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 3:57 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-16 |
| 3:57 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-16 |
| 3:47 | | Noah Clowney misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:43 | | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | Damian Lillard shooting foul (Noah Clowney draws the foul) | ||
| 3:38 | | +1 | Noah Clowney makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-17 |
| 3:38 | | +1 | Noah Clowney makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-18 |
| 3:26 | | Brook Lopez turnover (bad pass) (Ziaire Williams steals) | ||
| 3:15 | | Nic Claxton offensive foul (Delon Wright draws the foul) | ||
| 3:15 | | Nic Claxton turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:02 | | Brook Lopez misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:00 | | Jalen Wilson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:45 | | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | +3 | Noah Clowney makes three point jump shot (Jalen Wilson assists) | 17-21 |
| 2:24 | | Pat Connaughton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:21 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point driving layup | 17-23 |
| 2:15 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:00 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive foul (Ziaire Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 2:00 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:44 | | +2 | Ziaire Williams makes two point driving layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 17-25 |
| 1:32 | | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point pullup jump shot (Bobby Portis assists) | 20-25 |
| 1:10 | | Jalen Wilson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:05 | | Ziaire Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | Ziaire Williams misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:04 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | +3 | Pat Connaughton makes three point jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 23-25 |
| 0:39 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:38 | | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point tip layup | 23-27 |
| 0:32 | | Nic Claxton shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 0:32 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-27 |
| 0:32 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-27 |
| 0:09 | | Ziaire Williams misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 0:05 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Nic Claxton blocks Delon Wright's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | Bobby Portis blocks Noah Clowney's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:37 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:37 | | Jump ball. Noah Clowney vs. Bobby Portis (Dennis Schroder gains possession) | ||
| 11:34 | | Keon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:32 | | Pat Connaughton defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:15 | | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | Ziaire Williams misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | AJ Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:49 | | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | +3 | Ziaire Williams makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 25-30 |
| 10:15 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 27-30 |
| 10:03 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point pullup jump shot | 27-32 |
| 9:39 | | Bobby Portis misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Pat Connaughton offensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | AJ Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Keon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | Delon Wright blocks Dennis Schroder's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:19 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point running finger roll layup | 29-32 |
| 8:55 | | +3 | Dennis Schroder makes three point pullup jump shot | 29-35 |
| 8:38 | | Ziaire Williams personal foul (Pat Connaughton draws the foul) | ||
| 8:29 | | AJ Green turnover (bad pass) (Cam Thomas steals) | ||
| 8:17 | | Cam Thomas misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:14 | | Delon Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Pat Connaughton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Cam Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | Ziaire Williams misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:53 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | Delon Wright turnover (lost ball) (Dorian Finney-Smith steals) | ||
| 7:39 | | Ziaire Williams misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 7:36 | | Delon Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | Delon Wright misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:16 | | Bobby Portis offensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Bobby Portis misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:15 | | Bobby Portis offensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point tip layup | 31-35 |
| 7:14 | | Dorian Finney-Smith shooting foul (Bobby Portis draws the foul) | ||
| 7:14 | | +1 | Bobby Portis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 32-35 |
| 6:57 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:55 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Damian Lillard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:45 | | Keon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Keon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:28 | | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | Bobby Portis misses two point hook shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving finger roll layup (Ben Simmons assists) | 32-37 |
| 5:57 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:39 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point turnaround jump shot |