For whatever reason, the Milwaukee Bucks seemed poised to even up the series with the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.
With Brooklyn’s James Harden sitting out due to hamstring tightness and Milwaukee having a chance to regroup following their 115-107 loss in Game 1, many liked their chances to even things up. However, it became immediately clear that this game was not going to go how many anticipated as the Nets jumped out early and never looked back.
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The Bucks looked asleep at the wheel from the opening tip as the Nets just throttled them on the offensive end. After suffering through a grueling 48 minutes, Milwaukee endured without question their most embarrassing defeat of the season with a 125-86 loss.
With the series now 2-0 in favor of the Nets, the Bucks must get it together as the series shifts to Milwaukee. While they will have several days to prepare, here are player grades from an abysmal Game 2 in the meantime.