Cam Thomas scored 32 points and Dennis Schroder added 29 as the Nets beat the Bucks 115-102 on Sunday.
NEW YORK -- Cam Thomas scored 32 points, Dennis Schroder added 29 and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 115-102 on Sunday in their home opener to give coach Jordi Fernandez his first victory.The Nets pulled away in the fourth quarter after opening with two road losses in their first season under Fernandez, a native of Badalona, Spain.Thomas scored 11 in the final period to surpass the 30 points he had averaged in the first two games.
Coach Doc Rivers said the longtime starter is getting closer and could take another step with a good practice this week. But he won't solve the perimeter defense problems for a team that gave up 35 points to Chicago's Coby White on Friday before getting burned by Thomas and Schroder on Sunday.Nets: Thomas has the green light and can get on hot streaks and Schroder is a feisty competitor, and even a team without a ton of talent in a rebuilding season can be tough when both have it going.
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