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Did Milwaukee Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma take a subtle jab at the Brooklyn Nets after suffering a 40-point rout?
Egor Demin scored 17 points, Noah Clowney added 16 and the Brooklyn Nets matched the franchise record for margin of victory, never trailing in a 127-82 romp over the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night.
Brooklyn tied a franchise record with a 45-point rout of the Bucks, cruising to a 127-82 win as Milwaukee continued to struggle without Giannis Antetokounmpo.
With Jordi Fernández sidelined by the flu and Steve Hetzel stepping in, the Brooklyn Nets put together one of their most balanced efforts of the season, beating the shorthanded Milwaukee Bucks 127-82 Sunday at Barclays Center.
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Nets player grades: Egor Demin drops 17 in 127-81 win over Bucks
The Brooklyn Nets (7-18) had been knocked off-balance by the Dallas Mavericks on Friday as they couldn't make the plays they normally make in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn had the chance to start a new winning streak with a home matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks (11-16) despite the fact that head coach Jordi Fernandez was unavailable for the game due to an illness.
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Kyle Kuzma on Bucks' loss to Brooklyn: We lost by 45 points to a team that’s trying to lose
At halftime, they trailed by 17 points. By the end of the third quarter, the Nets’ lead ballooned to 28 points. Less than three minutes into the fourth quarter, it was up over 30 and ultimately stopped at 45 points (tying the Nets’ largest win in franchise history) as the buzzer sounded to end Sunday’s embarrassing effort.
Here are the three biggest takeaways from the Nets huge win over the Bucks.
Giannis Antetokounmpo may ultimately end up being traded ahead of the February deadline, but there doesn't seem to be much movement on that front thus far.