MILWAUKEE -- It shouldn't come as any great surprise Milwaukee Bucks coach Larry Krystkowiak is now officially driving the instant replay bandwagon.

Yet even Krystkowiak knows if the NBA should allow replay for situations like the one that blew up in his face in Chicago Friday night, the combination of the Bucks' luck and skill down the stretch of close games probably means it wouldn't help too much.

"We've come up on the wrong end of calls three or four times now," Krystkowiak said, reflecting on his late double-technical foul and ejection in the Bucks' 103-99 loss to the Bulls at the United Center Friday night.

"I'm a big advocate for (instant replay). We've been burned. Right now, I feel we can use a little help."

But you know what they say about those who help themselves, and that's one thing the Bucks have not been able to do in a season that includes eight losses in the fourth quarter of close games.

It happened again against the New Jersey Nets Saturday night at the Bradley Center as the Bucks fell victim to Jason Kidd's magic in the fourth quarter.

The veteran scored 11 of his 17 points in the final quarter in the Nets' 97-95 victory. Kidd, who was 2-of-10 from the field in the first three quarters, hit all four of his shots in the final quarter.

In nine of their 18 losses, the Bucks have either held the lead, were tied or trailed by no more than eight points entering the fourth quarter. But somehow, the Bucks have not found a way to come out on top.

What happened against the Bulls is an example of just how skill and luck factor in. The Bucks held a 10-point lead midway through the third quarter and a six-point lead when the fourth quarter began. With 1 minute, 18 seconds left and the Bucks trailing by two, the officials missed a call when the ball went off Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich and rolled out of bounds.

Seconds later, when Luol Deng put in an offensive rebound to give the Bulls what amounted to a four-point play, Krystkowiak exploded at the officials, drawing his first ejection of the season.

Krystkowiak maintained prior to the Nets game the timing may not have been the best for his eruption, but he could not let what he felt was another bad call against his team go untouched.

"To me, it had reached the point where something had to be done," he said.

But as costly as the call may have been, it only served to overshadow the Bucks' deficiencies down the stretch. Guard Michael Redd, an 86 percent free throw shooter, missed three free throws in the closing minutes. Center Andrew Bogut, a poor free throw shooter, missed two.

The late showing against the Bulls was disappointing because it was the highlight of an otherwise well-played game. The Bucks had a season-high 32 assists on 43 field goals against the Bulls, an indication they were playing a solid brand of offense that has been lacking often this season, especially in the fourth quarter.

"We're trying to focus on moving the ball," Krystkowiak said of those fourth-quarter situations. "(Redd) gets a lot of attention late in games and the ball ends up in his hands and the rest of us are crossing our fingers."

That's one reason why the Bucks spent much of their pregame against the Bulls watching a 4-minute highlight reel of what happens to them when they move the ball well.

"If you feel it, believe it, and the more you put it in front of them, the more it validates what can happen," Krystkowiak said.

But it just hasn't been happening very often of late, whether it's the Bucks' fault or not.