Milwaukee Bucks are in revenge mode this season. With a slow start to the season, the Bucks found themselves sitting in the 3rd seed and had a 1st round matchup with the Miami Heat. The Eastern Conference Champions defeated the Bucks last season in the Playoffs and knocked them out. This year Bucks went on a rout and battered Miami Heat 4-0 in the 1st Round
The Bucks added 2 players this season alongside Giannis – Jrue Holiday and PJ Tucker. Jrue averaged 15.3 points and 9.8 assists at 48% shooting which gave the Bucks much wanted ease at the Point Guard and the addition of PJ off the bench supported the defense for Bam Adebayo. One of the exciting recruitments was 6th man Bryn Forbes. He was a sniper averaging 15 points, with 48.5% three-point shooting
The Brooklyn Nets who finished 2nd in the Regular Season Standings landed 7th seed Boston Celtics. The Celtics were already a man down, losing Jaylen Brown due to injury. The big 3 – James Harden, Kevin Durant, and Kyrie Irving were unstoppable. They averaged a total of 85.2 points throughout the 5 games against the Boston Celtics where Kevin Durant led the pack with 32.6 points followed by James Harden with 27.8 Points and 10.6 Assists.
Key Matchup :
It’s a domination of the stars in this matchup. The main question here is who can stop Giannis in the Paint. The Nets have been placed 22nd in the Regular Season defensive standings. The number of points that are scored by them is equal to the points given by them. Looking at the series against the Celtics, DeAndre Jordan who did not appear much, Blake Griffin, and Claxton are averaging a total of 7 rebounds per game were troubled in containing Tristian Thompson. It’s a feast for Bobby Portis and Brook Lopez in the paint as the Nets fail to contain the defensive end.
Overview :
The point here is, how can you pick the odds against KD, Uncle Drew, and The Beard. It is too much of a talent to not put them ahead in the winning odds. The only thing that could hamper their chances of winning Round 2 is the Injuries. The trio has suffered a lot in the regular season and the role players as well.
Looking at the talent, this should be a blockbuster NBA Finals Matchup but has to be around 2. It’s the 1st time KD and Giannis face in Playoffs. This will be a fun Match to get on.
Series Prediction – Brooklyn Nets in 6
