To see one of the highest scoring offenses of all-time being held to just 11 points in the first quarter was absolutely wild. There was something about the game last night, even into the final quarter, that had me thinking the scoring was bound to erupt. I was gravely mistaken as the offense, for both teams, was no where to be found. I can appreciate low scoring games where the defenses playing really well, but this was not the case at all. Frankly, both offenses STUNK.
This is now two straight games that the Bucks have been held to 86 points. You have to feel like they caught lighting in a bottle last night with KD being virtually unable to buy a bucket for the better part of the game. Looking forward, I think the Nets are going to shake the poor shooting night off and come back very strong in game 4. If the Bucks want any chance of evening up this series, they are going to have to score 120+ points. If I am Coach Budenholzer, I am begging Giannis to not shoot the 3. It felt like every run the Bucks started to go on after the phenomenal first quarter came to a screeching halt at the hands of a Giannis missed 3.
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Middleton lit it up despite the low scoring, the key for the Bucks to put more on the board is getting more from their role players who stunk for the entire second quarter when the Nets cut the lead from 20 to 2. For the Nets, Joe Harris has to get going, there seemed to be a lid on the basket for him last night. I think that they are a team that will get it going no matter what. Fun fact is that last night was the last time KD shot under 40% from the field in a playoff game since 2018... Still had like 30 points... It's just a matter of time until the Nets win this series. I'd be shocked by another Bucks win.