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NEW YORK -- On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets capitalized on opponents not giving proper effort and emerged with wins over elite competition.Both teams will attempt to follow up those impressive victories when the Bucks visit the Nets on Thursday.Milwaukee has won three of four games since a three-point home loss to the Golden State Warriors on Nov. 19. The third victory in that stretch was Tuesdays 118-101 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.Against the Cavaliers, Milwaukee rallied from a 14-point deficit in the first quarter and dominated the second half. The Bucks took a four-point halftime lead and stretched the advantage to 18 after the third quarter before leading by as many as 22 in the fourth when Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue removed his starters because he didnt feel like they were playing.We didnt let them off the hook, Milwaukee forward Giannis Antetokounmpo said. We were attacking. They are the champs, but this is a great win.Antetokounmpo highlighted the win over the defending champions by tying a career high with 34 points to go along with 12 rebounds, five steals and two blocks on 13 of 19 shooting. Antetokounmpo and Anthony Davis are the only players to record 30 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and five steals in a game this season.During Milwaukees last five games, Antetokounmpo is averaging 26.4 points and 8.2 rebounds while shooting 57.8 percent (48 of 83).Hes been here four years now; hes arrived, Bucks coach Jason Kidd said.Milwaukee is around the middle of the pack in pace at 96.3 possessions per game and offensive rating at 105.9. The Bucks are in the bottom third in scoring at 102.7 points per game but their numbers are somewhat improved recently.During the last five games, the Bucks have averaged 107 points and shot 48.8 percent (208 of 426).Its not that its a breakout; it was a matter of us trusting each other and being on the same page and playing as a team, Kidd said. For a young team ... sometimes it takes time. You want to put it in the microwave and instantly get it right away but if youre patient enough for the process and the journey, it will come.This was a good night for us to learn. Now, the next step is for us to get better tomorrow and try again to find a way to win on the road.Brooklyn is 5-12 after stopping an ugly seven-game losing streak with a 127-122 double overtime victory over the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday night.The Nets picked up their first win since Nov. 12 by rallying from an 18-point deficit in a game that coach Doc Rivers accused the Clippers of taking the contest for granted.Sean Kilpatrick scored 31 of his career-high 38 points after the third quarter. He was 3 of 14 from the field through 36 minutes but made 11 of 20 attempts the rest of the way.I ended up getting into a zone, Kilpatrick said. I think at the end of the day when you have that attack mentality, it really actually pays off because most of the time a natural reaction is to sit there and take a play off and when you have somebody thats just constantly sitting there attacking you every play, I think thats something that keeps the defense off guard. At that point there was no turning back for me.Kilpatrick also grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds. He was on such a roll that coach Kenny Atkinson abandoned his motion offense in favor of isolation plays for Kilpatrick.At one point in the game, I think he was 2 of 10, Atkinson said. I was sitting over there saying, Wow he is really struggling. Do we get him out or what? Sean kept at it and kept competing, got a few shots to fall and started rolling. I thought he did a great job.Defensively, the Nets took care of things in the final 22 minutes. After allowing the Clippers to get 86 points on 45 percent shooting through the first 36 minutes, the Nets held Los Angeles to 36 points on 34.2 percent shooting the rest of the game, including 2 of 11 in the second overtime.Our guys didnt give up, Nets center Brook Lopez said. We got down in the third again, got down at halftime. We just kept competing. Our guys didnt up. We played together, trusting and we got stops when we needed to.Since Jan. 9, 2009, the Bucks have won 12 of the last 16 meetings. Since Kidd left the Nets following 44 wins in 2013-14, Milwaukee has won seven of eight meetings, including the last five and a 122-118 triple overtime victory Nov. 19, 2014 in Brooklyn.In the first meeting of the season, Milwaukee recorded a 110-108 home victory on Oct. 26 as Rashad Vaughn scored 22 points while Antetokounmpo collected 21 and 10 rebounds.In the last meeting in Brooklyn on March 13, Antetokounmpo had a triple-double of 28 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds in a 109-100 win. Air Max 97 Fake For Sale . Fernandez, coached in Toronto by former two-time Olympic silver medallist Brian Orser, scored 267.11 points and is the first champion to successfully defend since Russias Evgeny Plushenko in 2005 and 2006. 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Roberts couldnt agree more with the old cliche to be the best, you have to beat the best.Roberts is hoping the Dodgers can bounce back from defeat Saturday when they host the Chicago Cubs again. The Cubs rallied for a 6-4 victory in 10 innings Friday night at Dodger Stadium.Kris Bryants two-run homer, his second long-ball of the game, was the difference as the Cubs improved to a major league best 82-45.This is fun. This is the class of the National League this year and theyve got a lot of talent, Roberts said of the Cubs. Theyre playing good baseball and have all year. I think weve been playing pretty well ourselves. Every day is a test, but to play these guys weve got to play well.Dodgers rookie Julio Urias will be tested again against the Cubs. Urias (4-2, 3.95 ERA) made his second career start against the Cubs on June 2 at Wrigley Field and it wasnt a good outing. He allowed six runs (five earned) on eight hits in five innings. Urias served up three home runs.However, Cubs manager Joe Maddon believes younger pitchers mature and deliver a better game at home as they gain more experience.Its a maturation process, honestly, Maddon said. Ive seen that with young pitchers that pitch well at home but then not on the road. Then, they pitch good at both places. Its just a matter of time. Its a comfort thing. You go to some place new youre uncomfortable. Youre playing at home all of the ttime, youre much more comfortable with the environment.dddddddddddds youre moving along, even as a manager and coach, you become more comfortable in your environment.Jason Hammel (13-6, 3.07 ERA) will get the start for the Cubs. Hammel got shelled in his last outing, serving up a season-high 10 runs (six earned) in 3 1/3 innings in an 11-4 rout by the Colorado Rockies.Hammel is 2-6 with a 4.80 ERA in 17 games (13 starts) against the Dodgers. He is winless in eight games (five starts) at Dodger Stadium. Hammel last faced Los Angeles on May 30 at Wrigley Field but was forced out of the contest after two scoreless innings with cramping in his right hamstring.Hammel has allowed three fewer runs in 20 of his 24 starts and held batters to a .184 average with runners in scoring position.Chicago has beaten the Dodgers (71-57) in four of five games this season. The Cubs took three of four when the two teams met Memorial Day weekend in Chicago.The Cubs are 5-2 on their nine-game road trip. They have captured 20 of their last 24 games since July 31 and are 8-2 in the last 10 road games.Another challenge for the Dodgers is slowing Bryant, who leads the National League with 35 home runs and 107 runs.We have many guys that are having really good years, Maddon said, adding that he believes Bryant has prospered because of a more compact swing. ' ' '