Draymond Green, LeBron James, and Others React to Kevin Durant and Brooklyn Nets Hunting the Bucks

The EC semifinal between Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks is helping the Nets look more dangerous than ever. The NY-based team is in the driver’s seat and Game 2 put a permanent stamp on it. 

On the other hand, the Bucks are facing immense difficulties in pulling breaks on the Nets’ scoring. Apart from Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Q1 denial on a Kyrie Irving layup, there was not even one extra block the Bucks could manage until Q3. 

NBA reacted as the Brooklyn Nets hunted the Bucks

If a 6-footer Mike James can beat Jrue Holiday with his ball-handling to complement it with a jumper over 6′ 10″ Brook Lopez, the Nets’ depth is ‘black hole’ deep. Soon after that, it was another bench player in Nicolas Claxton completing a dunk over a spectator in Giannis Antetokounmpo. This was how the Brooklyn bench combined an impressive 38 points to hunt down the Bucks.

Also, Kevin Durant had 32 points by the end of Q3 when the Nets were leading the Bucks by 30 points. By that time, the Nets’ starters had combined 77 points against the Bucks’ 65 total points. The impact of this deficit was so huge that the Bucks surrendered it then and there. The only Antetokounmpo that showed up in Q4 was Thanasis A. As a result, the Nets took that quarter quite easily, beating the Bucks by a ravishing 39 points.

So this was how the NBA players reacted to this one-sided game –

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This was a statement game for the Nets, especially for KD, to show that they are not winning just because they’re a super team. With Spencer Dinwiddie sitting out for the entire season and James Harden missing the first two games against the Bucks, the Nets don’t seem to miss anyone. 

Kyrie Irving very much made up for any absence as he scored 22 points, 5 boards, 6 assists, and 1 steal to continually help KD. The Nets scored 21 threes with 50% accuracy and further extended their shooting prowess that begun with Game 1. Also, even though Giannis led his side in points, rebs, & assists, his 18-point double-double was half of what is expected of him against a championship-contending side.

So what do you think, can the Bucks make a comeback from here? Help us know your views in the comments.

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