Excellently defeated the top of the Milwaukee Bucks, Brooklyn Nets extended the sublimation series
The main match of December 24 is definitely the clash between the Broklyn Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks. One side is leading the East and the other team owns a series of 7 consecutive victories.
With the force that is in the best condition, the home team Nets is confident in the ability to extend the unbeaten circuit to compete for the top position. On the away side, Khris Middleton continues to be absent due to injury, something that Milwaukee Buck has been so familiar with since the beginning of the season.
The first half of the first half was quite even when the two teams were constantly tit-for-tat. Giannis with his breakthroughs and his back to the familiar basket is still a problem that leaves the opponent with no solution.
In contrast to the Bucks, the home team leveled the scores across the lines, taking advantage of the strength of the uniformity in the squad. The highlight of the first half came in the 6th minute when the home team Nets had a series of 3 consecutive 3 points. Since then, the home team took the lead to end the second half with a 13-point advantage (60-47).
After the break between the two halves, the home team was still the ones holding the initiative. Their drive-and-kick situations are very damaging, leaving the Bucks defense extremely bewildered.
Fortunately for the visitors, they still have MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. With 7 points obtained in just 2 minutes at the end of the third half, "Demigod" helped the Milwaukee Bucks fans have confidence in the comeback when the difference was 10 points (the Nets lead 85-75).
Unfortunately, this effort did not bring results when the Bucks could not take advantage of the opportunity in the 4th half. By the last 5 minutes of the game, they were still standing still and let the Brooklyn Nets open the 11-0 streak.
That was enough for Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and his teammates to "finish" the top team in the East, winning a convincing 118-110.
The outstanding player in this match was Kevin Durant with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Next to him were five different Nets players scoring over 10 points.
As mentioned above, the biggest difference in this match is the uniformity between the players of the two teams. All 5 starting players of Brooklyn (Durant, Irving, O'Neale, Claxton, Simmons) and one more substitute (TJ Warren) all scored above 10 points.
The Milwaukee Bucks were led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, who completed the double-double with 26 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists. Brook Lopez and Jrue Holiday played quite well, scoring 23 and 18 points respectively. No one else really stood out besides Bobby Portis (10 points, 12 rebounds).
With this loss, the Bucks will temporarily fall to 2nd place because in the same time Boston Celtics excellently defeated the Minesota Timberwolves. Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Nets extended their unbeaten streak to 8 matches, possessing a total record of 21-12.
In their next outing, the Bucks will be a guest on the field of the Boston Celtics, one of a series of five NBA Christmas games taking place on December 26 (Vietnam time). A day later, the Brooklyn Nets will face the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7:00 a.m. on December 27.
