Brooklyn Nets vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction: Will the Nets Reduce the Gap from the Leader of the East?

Brooklyn has shown the best result among all Eastern Conference teams in the last 15 matches, with 12 wins. In the next match of the NBA regular season, the club from New York will meet with the leader of the East - Milwaukee.

Seven consecutive wins allowed Brooklyn to rise to 4th place in the Eastern Conference. If the team continues in the same spirit, it is possible to compete for leadership at the end of the regular season. Kyrie Irving has averaged 31.8 points in the last 2 weeks, and with such a game of one of their leaders, the Nets can compete for the championship. Brooklyn has a very good lineup: on average, 13 basketball players spend more than 10 minutes in the game. T. J. Warren has had some good matches since returning to the ranks, Seth Curry shines only in individual games, but Royce O'Neale and Joe Harris are more or less stable. Almost all the Nets players are now in the ranks: only the participation of Yuta Watanabe is in question.

Irving did not play in the last match with Golden State, but after the 1st quarter, everything was clear. The Nets pulled away by 29 points in 12 minutes and did not lose the advantage in the future – 143:113. The wards of Jacque Vaughn made 10 interceptions, 4 of which were on account of Kevin Durant. Nine Brooklyn basketball players scored 10+ points at once. In addition to Durant, Patty Mills, T.J. Warren, Edmond Sumner, Seth Curry, Nicolas Claxton, Royce O'Neale, Joe Harris, and Ben Simmons did it. At the same time, all 12 players who went on the floor realized at least 50% of shots from the game, and at least 5 assists were made by Simmons, Curry, Claxton, and Durant.

For about 3 years, Milwaukee has mostly stayed the same, only updating the pool of role players point-by-point. Recently, the Bucks have had several interesting changes, which are worth discussing. Rookie Marjon Bochamp started in the starting five, and in the last four matches, he scored 11.7 points per game, spending less than 20 minutes in the game on average. Yes, when Khris Middleton returns to the ranks, Beauchamp will probably play less, but it is still very remarkable that the coach trusts the young defender. However, he has Pat Connaughton, Wesley Matthews, George Hill, and Jordan Nwora at his disposal.

Another change was the return to the ranks of Joe Ingles. While the Australian is far from optimal form, it remains only to see whether he will have any progress in the attack. So far, Ingles has only 3 points in total for 2 games, although he spent at least 15 minutes on the floor in both cases.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 40+ points in the last 2 matches, but everything ended with varying success. First, the Bucks dealt with New Orleans on the road (128:119), then lost to Cleveland - 114:106. Giannis scored 17 of 27 shots in the game, and he scored 45 points. The Bucks lost the ball too often, and Antetokounmpo's team failed the meeting. In addition to the Greek, only Brook Lopez and MarJon Beauchamp made at least 50% of shots from the game, and Jrue Holiday missed a lot, even though he finished the meeting with the highest utility score from Milwaukee (+8).

Brooklyn impresses first of all in attack, but there is a nuance. 4 of the last 5 opponents of the Nets are below the 19th place in the NBA defensive ranking, while the Bucks occupy the 3rd place. Milwaukee defended well against Cleveland, and the opponent often had to throw with resistance. The meeting will be crucial for both teams, especially after the 2021 playoffs, and hardly anyone will shirk in defense. In the last meeting, the Nets and Bucks did not overcome the mark of 210 points scored, and the current total is overstated.

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