In the painting
Mills made a brilliant start in Brooklyn after spending the past 10 seasons in San Antonio, but the Nets haven’t gotten much else from their bench. Brooklyn’s other reservations combined for just four points. … Milwaukee missed goaltender Donte DiVincenzo (ankle) and forwards Bobby Portis (hamstrings) and Semi Ojeleye (calf). Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer had no estimate on when any of the three could debut in the season, but said Portis and Ojeleye would play before DiVincenzo, who tore a ligament in his left ankle in last season’s playoffs.
Brooklyn 25 34 26 19 – 104
Milwaukee 37 29 31 30 – 127
BROOKLYN – Durant 13-25 3-6 32, Griffin 2-5 2-2 6, Claxton 6-9 0-3 12, Harden 6-16 4-4 20, Harris 3-9 0-0 9, Aldridge 0-2 1 -4 1, Bembry 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-2 1-2 1, Millsap 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Carter 0-3 0-0 0, Mills 7-11 0-0 21, Thomas 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 37-84 13-23 104.
MILWAUKEE – G. Antetokounmpo 12-25 7-9 32, Middleton 8-17 3-4 20, Lopez 3-9 0-0 8, Allen 3-10 1-1 10, Holidays 5-7 0-0 12, Kalaitzakis 0- 1 0-0 0, Nwora 6-13 0-0 15, T. Antetokounmpo 2-4 2-2 6, Mamukelashvili 0-1 0-0 0, Connaughton 8-13 0-0 20, Hill 0-3 1- 2 1, Robinson 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 48-105 14-18 127.
3 point goals – B17-32 (Mills 7-7, Harden 4-8, Harris 3-5, Durant 3-7, Carter 0-2), M 17-45 (Connaughton 4-9, Nwora 3-6, Allen 3-10, Holidays 2-4, Lopez 2-4, Robinson 1-2, G. Antetokounmpo 1-4, Middleton 1-4, Hill 0-2). Rebounds – B 44 (Durant 11), M 54 (G. Antetokounmpo 14). Help – B 19 (Harden 8), M 26 (G. Antetokounmpo 7). Total fouls – B 17, M 19. Att. – 17,341.