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Milwaukee stopped Brooklyn on a negative season record and shrank to 2-1 in the Eastern Semifinals
Everything is still open: In digs reminiscent of other days, the Bucks limited the Nets to the fewest points of the season and Yannis Antocompo and Chris Middleton set a historic record with 79 percent of the team’s points, arranging a thrilling 83:86.
Durant scored 30 and missed a hard shot on the buzzer
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Friday, 11 June 2021, 06:16
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Milwaukee is still alive.
The Bucks shrank tonight (Thursday-Friday) the Eastern Semifinal Series to 2-1, after a close win in a digging battle that went on until the final second.
At this time Utah is hosting the second game in the Western Conference semifinal series against the Clippers.
Tonight:
Milwaukee (3) - Brooklyn (2) 83:86 (The Bucks shrank to 2: 1 in the series)
Utah (1) - LA Clippers (4) is not over yet (Jazz leads 0: 1 in the series)
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In the teeth.
Yannis Celebrates (Photo: AP, Morry Gash)
He almost won alone.
Durant is surrounded by Bucks players (Photo: Reuters)
Milwaukee (3) - Brooklyn (2) 83:86 (The Bucks shrank to 2: 1 in the series)
A well-made playoff thriller, with a ’90s scent: Milwaukee - the NBA’s best offensive team in the regular season - stopped at 86 points for the second time in a row, but scratched a win that keeps it alive mostly thanks to an iron defense that caused the Nets to set a negative season record. The Bucks returned to the hall where they beat the same Brooklyn twice in a row towards the end of the regular season, the injured James Harden was absent again, and Yannis Antocompo knew there would be no way back from the loss.
This led to a very strong opening for the Bucks, with Antocompo and Chris Middleton setting the tone and leading an escape in the first quarter, where the Nets struggled to score points, allowing Milwaukee bursts and easy baskets, finishing it 30:11 behind.
But then the Bucks stopped again, scoring 3 points in the 8 minutes that opened the second quarter, and saw Bruce Brown lead the Bucks to a 3:20 run that offset their lead to just three on the break.
The fickle game continues into the second half as well, with Kevin Durant taking over matters on one side, Chris Middleton hot on the other, and unlike the previous two games in the series, drama develops until the final minutes.
Back to the 90s.
Durant and Tucker quarrel (Photo: Reuters)
Woke up, and was signed to a historic figure along with Yannis.
Middleton (Photo: Reuters)
Luckily for the Bucks, they did things more correctly in the closing minutes: the ball went less to Antocompo who was again tempted for off-arc shots (1 of 8 tonight) and routed much more to the fiery Middleton and Jero Holliday, who scored crucial baskets. The Nets, on the other hand, looked a little confused, with Bruce Brown spoiling his excellent personal game with bad offensive decisions and two offenses that may have cost the Nets a game. Lay Holiday's lay gave the Bucks a point advantage less than 20 seconds to go, Brown somehow took the decisive shot on the other side after a failed timeout exercise, Chris Middleton increased the lead from the penalty spot, and Kevin Durant missed a hard three on the buzzer, causing the Bucks to breathe a sigh of relief. .
Middleton (35 points, 15 rebounds) and Antocompo (33 and 14) were responsible for no less than 79 percent of the Bucks' points - an all-time record for two players in a playoff game - with no one but them reaching double digits.
On the other hand, Durant was again wonderful with 30 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals, Kyrie Irving supported with 22 and 5 rebounds and Bruce Brown excelled until the last minutes, with 16 and 11 rebounds.
In the next game on the night between Sunday and Monday, the Nets will hope that James Harden returns, or that the sub-players rise again - otherwise the series, which was seen as one-sided, may take a real turn.
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