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Nets Blitz Short-Handed Bucks 127-82, Tying Franchise Record for Margin

With Jordi Fernández out with the flu, assistant Steve Hetzel oversaw a balanced, rookie-led performance paced by Egor Demin.

Overview

  • The 45-point win matched Brooklyn's largest ever, tying a Jan. 9, 1993 rout of Washington.
  • Rookie Egor Demin scored a team-high 17 as nine Nets reached double figures, with Noah Clowney adding 16 and Michael Porter Jr. held to 12.
  • Brooklyn's depth shined with 60 bench points while the team shot 52.9%, hit 19 threes, logged 33 assists and 14 steals, and never trailed.
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo missed the game with a right calf strain; Jordi Fernández was sidelined by the flu as Steve Hetzel notched his first win as acting head coach, and Nets rookie Ben Saraf was out due to illness.
  • Milwaukee shot 39% with 20 turnovers and went 8-for-35 from three, and outlets listed the Bucks' record without Antetokounmpo as either 2-7 or 2-8.