Written by Titan Frey
- BUCKS 86
- NETS 125
Who needs James Harden, am I right? The Brooklyn Nets were without their third head in the monster trio for basically two straight games (other than the 43 seconds of game 1 that he played).
Many basketball analysts had the Milwaukee Bucks rebounding from their bad showing in game 1 and show their true potential and hit those threes they missed in game 1…
Unfortunately, for the Bucks, the Nets still had two heads left of that monster, and one of those heads belongs to Kevin Durant.
KD finished with 32 points on 12-18 from the field, including 4-6 from downtown. If this game wasn’t a blowout the entire way (Nets led by 49 at one point), you better believe KD would’ve had more.
KD led the way, but he had plenty of help, first from his star sidekick,
Kyrie Irving, who scored 22 and dishes out 6 assists.
The Nets role players were solid once again. Joe Harris and Bruce Brown each chipped in 13. Mike James played would once again in Harden’s spot scoring 10.
For the Bucks, the “Greek Freak”, Giannis Antetokounmpo, scored 18 and grabbed 11 boards. But if the Bucks want to get back in this series, Giannis can’t play good, he needs to play great.
This is especially true if his sidekick, Khris Middleton, is going to continue to build houses with all those bricks he’s laying.
Middleton scored 17, but only shot 7-20 from the floor. This will not get it done, not against these Nets.
So, the question now has to be asked… is this another case of the Bucks choking in the playoffs? Or are the Nets just that good?
Game 3 is Thursday, June 10th, at 7:30 Eastern Standard Time.
- Nuggets 105
- Suns 122
Nikola Jokić from the Denver Nuggets is the favorite to win the MVP this season. Jokić led the NBA in double-doubles with 60.
Yet, in this game 1 matchup against the Phoenix Suns, Jokić met his equal (at least on this night).
Deandre Ayton of the Suns had 33 double-doubles this season, which was good enough for 11th place (tied with two others).
Can you guess which player had a double-double in game 1? If you guessed Jokić, you’d be sadly mistaken.
Jokić scored 22 and grabbed 9 rebounds (okay, he missed the double-double by one board).
Ayton scored 20 and grabbed 10 rebounds. If Ayton can basically cancel Jokić out in every game, the Suns have a really good chance at moving to the next round.
Devin Booker scored 21, Mikal Bridges chipped in 23, and Chris Paul scored 21 while hitting big shots in the fourth.
The Suns are looking strong, but the Nuggets are more than capable of making the right adjustments to get back into this series.
Game 2 is Wednesday, June 9th, at 9:30 Eastern Standard Time.
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