Thomas scores 32, Nets beat Bucks 115-102 in home opener for first win under Jordi Fernandez

Cam Thomas scored 32 points, Dennis Schroder added 29 and nan Brooklyn Nets hit nan Milwaukee Bucks 115-102 connected Sunday successful their location opener to springiness coach Jordi Fernandez his first victory

NEW YORK -- Cam Thomas scored 32 points, Dennis Schroder added 29 and nan Brooklyn Nets hit nan Milwaukee Bucks 115-102 connected Sunday successful their location opener to springiness coach Jordi Fernandez his first victory.

The Nets pulled distant successful nan 4th fourth aft opening pinch 2 roadworthy losses successful their first play nether Fernandez, a autochthonal of Badalona, Spain.

Thomas scored 11 successful nan last play to surpass nan 30 points he had averaged successful nan first 2 games.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 points and 12 rebounds for nan Bucks, who person dropped 2 consecutive aft winning their opener. Damian Lillard scored 21 points and Bobby Portis Jr. had 16 points and 10 boards.

Bucks: Milwaukee can't beryllium afloat evaluated until Khris Middleton is backmost from ankle surgery. Coach Doc Rivers said nan longtime starter is getting person and could return different measurement pinch a bully believe this week. But he won't lick nan perimeter defense problems for a squad that gave up 35 points to Chicago's Coby White connected Friday earlier getting burned by Thomas and Schroder connected Sunday.

Nets: Thomas has nan greenish ray and tin get connected basking streaks and Schroder is simply a feisty competitor, and moreover a squad without a ton of talent successful a rebuilding play tin beryllium reliable erstwhile some person it going.

The Nets led conscionable 89-85 pinch 9 minutes remaining successful a crippled successful which neither squad had yet built a double-digit lead. Thomas and Schroder them mixed for nan adjacent 10 points, pinch Thomas' three-point play giving Brooklyn a 99-85 advantage pinch 7:04 remaining.

Antetokounmpo has made 30 of 45 shots this play (66.7%).

The Bucks sojourn unbeaten Boston connected Monday successful nan 2nd half of a back-to-back. The Nets big Denver connected Tuesday.

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