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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 38 points and the Brooklyn Nets stopped their recent slide Saturday night by winning 126-123 over the slumping Milwaukee Bucks.
Bruce Brown sank a 3-pointer to put the Nets ahead for good 118-116 with 1:38 left.
Brooklyn ended a two-game skid and won for just the third time in 16 games. Milwaukee has dropped four of its last five.
The Bucks had one last chance with 2.1 seconds and no timeouts remaining. Wesley Matthews threw a long inbounds pass to Giannis Antetokounmpo, who had a clean look at a game-tying 3-point attempt that bounced off the rim.
Bobby Portis had 30 points and 12 rebounds for the Bucks. Antetokounmpo had 29 points, 14 rebounds and six assists. Khris Middleton added 25 points.
Seth Curry scored 19 for the Nets. Andre Drummond had 17 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. Brown had 15 points and LaMarcus Aldridge 11.
The Nets led 119-116 when Grayson Allen was fouled by Irving while…