National Basketball Association

Nets edge Bucks in fight for playoff spot

Published Mar. 4, 2009 5:52 a.m. ET

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Vince Carter kept shooting. When it came down to the end, he deferred.

Jarvis Hayes hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer off a pass from Carter with 18 seconds left and rookie Brook Lopez scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lift the New Jersey Nets to a 99-95 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.