Nets vs Bucks live stream: Watch online free 7:30 Friday as a struggling Brooklyn team tries to snap a five-game losing streak.

Already without star center Brook Lopez, it's been a rough-go of late for the 9-19 Brooklyn Nets. Not long ago it appeared as if the Nets were going to turn around their season, but now has lost five games in a row, including a blowout loss in their own building vs the Chicago Bulls on Christmas day. They'll welcome in a 6-22 Milwaukee Bucks team that has lost six of their last seven games.

Watch the free live stream online Friday for what actually is the easiest matchup on paper for Brooklyn because after this game, the Nets go on the road at the Pacers, Spurs and Thunder. BK has to win to avoid being booed in its own building like it was on Christmas day.

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"They cheer when things are good and they let you know when things aren't going good," coach Jason Kidd told ESPN.com. "They expect good and they expect it 90 percent of the time, but right now we are 90 percent bad and so they have every right to boo and express how they feel."

Deron Williams led three Nets in double figures with 18 points and Mirza Teletovic scored 17. Andray Blatche and Paul Pierce combined for 13 off the bench on 2-of-19 shooting.

"At the end of the day, the coach can only hold you responsible for energy and effort. If you're not giving it, I have to take you out," Kidd told the team's official website. "If you're missing shots, that's just part of the game. But if you're not giving energy or effort, I've got to take you out."

Williams is playing better, averaging 16.8 points and 9.0 assists while shooting 50.0 percent in eight games since returning from a sprained ankle.

"I'm surprised at this season, how it's played out altogether," he said. "It's like a nightmare the way the injuries have been, the things we talk about every day, the lack of effort, the lack of energy."