E.J. Liddell lifts Nets past Bucks, 96-90
NEW YORK — Good for E. J. Liddell.
Not great for the tank. With Brooklyn’s injury list still swallowing half the rotation and the draft lottery picture tightening by the day, Liddell used Tuesday night as a personal argument. The two-way forward delivered a career-high 21 points in his second start of the season, and the Nets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 96-90 at Barclays Center to improve to ...
NEW YORK — Good for E. J. Liddell.
Not great for the tank. With Brooklyn’s injury list still swallowing half the rotation and the draft lottery picture tightening by the day, Liddell used Tuesday night as a personal argument. The two-way forward delivered a career-high 21 points in his second start of the season, and the Nets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 96-90 at Barclays Center to improve to 20-59.
The win kept Brooklyn in third place in the draft lottery standings, per Tankathon, but it also continued the late-season squeeze. With three games left, the Nets are losing ground on the Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings in the race for the best odds, even as individual players keep stacking auditions that matter to their futures, whether that’s in Brooklyn or elsewhere. Liddell’s night started fast and never really slowed down.