For the first time in their second-round playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets, their offense had some pop to it. .
Giannis Antetokounmpo's stat line (34 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, 14-for-26 shooting) was similar to his lines in Games 1 and 3, but this time the Bucks outscored Brooklyn by 29 points in his 38 minutes.Yes, the biggest story coming out of the Bucks' 107-96 victory is that, for the second time in four games, the Nets finished with one less operational All-Star than they had at tip-off.
And I think over the first two games, we played a little bit more similarly to the Brooklyn Nets' style of basketball.".
The series opener felt like a pickup game, and Milwaukee will never win a pickup game against Kevin Durant and IrvingConsidering how poorly the Nets executed without Irving, they stayed uncomfortably close for most of the game
Entering Game 4, the Bucks had scored a straight-up gross 94.6 points per 100 possessions against BrooklynIn the portion of the game before Irving fell to the floor under the basket, the Bucks were scoring 115.8 per 100, not far off their regular-season mark
Like the Bucks' foes in previous postseasons, Brooklyn helps off of shooters it doesn't respect, crowds Antetokounmpo in the halfcourt, swipes at the ball when he spins and dares him to settle for jumpers