EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Vince Carter scored 36 points and Jason Kidd registered his 80th career triple-double to lead the Nets to a 108–95 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks last night.

Kidd finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists, and rookies Marcus Williams and Hassan Adams came up big in the fourth quarter as the Nets won consecutive games for only the third time this season.

Charlie Villanueva scored 23 points and Mo Williams added 17 for the Bucks, who couldn’t overcome the combination of a slow start and Michael Redd’s worst game of the season. The NBA’s no. 3 scorer (28.9) tallied a season-low nine points on 3–of–13 shooting. His previous low was 15 against Toronto on November 3.

Andrew Bogut, who didn’t score in an earlier meeting between the teams this season, added 15 points and 11 rebounds for Milwaukee.

Carter, who set a team record with nine 3-pointers in a win over Memphis on Monday, hit five more against the Bucks and finished 12–of–23 from the field.

The triple-double was the second straight and third in four games for Kidd.

Milwaukee, which trailed by 12 points in the opening minutes, pulled within 79–77 on a 3-pointer by Steve Blake in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter.

After a turnover by Williams, the Bucks lost a chance to tie the game when Ruben Patterson (16 points) turned the ball over.

The Nets then took over.

Williams hit a 3-pointer, Mikki Moore slammed home a missed floater by Adams, and Adams then made a reverse layup off a nice pass from Carter for an 86–77 lead. After Redd missed another shot, Carter hit two free throws for an 88–77 lead and Milwaukee never threatened again.

Carter, who hit his first five 3-pointers on Monday, hit his first four in the opening quarter to help New Jersey take a 25–13 lead.