EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Vince Carter scored a season-high 33 points and Jason Kidd added 17 points and 10 assists to lead the Nets to a 96-90 win over the Milwaukee Bucks last night.

Rodney Buford added 17 points and rookie Nenad Krstic had 16 points as the Nets snapped a four-game losing streak against the Bucks, who failed to win the 1,600th game in their 36-year franchise history.

Michael Redd scored 22 of his 30 points in the second half, but it wasn’t enough on a night when Kidd and Carter nearly recorded triple-doubles. Carter added nine rebounds and nine assists to go along with his 14-for-24 shooting effort, while Kidd had eight rebounds in falling two boards shy of his 62nd career triple-double.

Kidd and Carter also provided the highlight of the game with Kidd feeding Carter an alley-oop dunk for an 84-74 lead with 6:29 to play. The closest the Bucks got the rest of the way came with under 20 seconds to play when Desmond Mason hit a baseline shot to get Milwaukee within 94-90.

Mason added 17 points and Mike James had 13 for Milwaukee, which embarrassed New Jersey 97-74 on January 5 in their only meeting this season.

The Nets took the lead for good with a 14-2 run that bridged the end of the third quarter and the start of the fourth. Carter had eight points in the spurt, starting the third-quarter portion with a jumper and opening the fourth with two straight baskets for a 77-68 lead.