Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: February 4 at Brooklyn Nets

The Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets meet in an early tip at the Barclays Center on Sunday, as both teams will be looking to avoid a slow start.

As the NBA does its very best to stay out of the way of Super Bowl, the Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets will be among the teams tipping off at an uncharacteristically early time on Sunday.

While early starts on a Sunday aren’t entirely unusual — the Bucks tipped off at 2.30pm CT last week against the Chicago Bulls — an 11am CT start time does push that to its extreme.

How it will affect both teams remains to be seen, but regardless, the Bucks need to take care of business against a lesser opponent.

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The Eastern Conference playoff race continues to bunch up around the middle as the third placed Cleveland Cavaliers continue their slide, and the ninth placed Detroit Pistons surge with Blake Griffin in tow, and as such Milwaukee need to ensure they take their opportunities to fall at the top end of that mix when all is said and done.

Now just two games out of third place, this game marks the start of a four-game road trip for the Bucks, and one that could see them make a real statement of intent for the remainder of the season

With all of that in mind, let’s take a closer look at the action ahead, and how things might play out in this early start against the Nets on Sunday.