The Brooklyn Nets had lady luck on their side in Milwaukee.
The Bucks outscored Brooklyn 20-2 over the final 6:55 of the game, but the Nets survived 113-110.
Nic Claxton forced Giannis Antetokounmpo into a missed go-ahead layup attempt and Zion Williams cooly sank two pressure-packed free throws to push the Brooklyn lead to three in the closing seconds.
Jordi Fernandez's crew kept its composure despite his team failing to make a shot for nearly the final seven minutes of the last quarter.
Brooklyn blew a big lead to Orlando last Sunday and this time was able to gut out a win.
The Nets are two losses back of Chicago for the final play-in spot. Brooklyn takes on the team between them and the Bulls in the standings, the Sixers, on Saturday night at Barclays.
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