With the Nets big three all in their stride, they’re coming into the Eastern Conference Semis as heavy favorites against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks.
But if there’s any team that stands a chance at knocking the Nets out, it’s got to be the Bucks, who not only have a near 7-foot, 2x MVP but whose roster also includes Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday.
Still, many fans are not convinced that the Bucks have enough. On Twitter, the upcoming series became the subject of conversation after the Nets closed out Boston in Game 5:
I hope Giannis likes Cancun
— Leb ๐ฆ (@PlayboiLeb) June 2, 2021
Good Luck, Nets fans. This should be fun
— ๐ashew โJordan Love SZNโ โ (@KashwrapSupreme) June 2, 2021
https://twitter.com/NumbFromThePain/status/1399913572726104065
As iโve said bucks will win this series. Nets individual skills.. Bucks has more chemistry as a team and with Giannis on his prime nobody can stop him. Nets play no defense, Durant will get exhausted defending other end while trying to score. Bucks in 6..
— LegatusGlaber (@AlvinGabriel13) June 2, 2021
https://twitter.com/RatiodbyKD/status/1399914856996904960
toss up i'm just gonna sit back and enjoy this slugfest
— ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐บ๐ฆ (@courtsiders_) June 2, 2021
https://twitter.com/Short_guywaldo/status/1399916361581838337
I got the nets beating the bucks in the next series who tryna get?
— Breakdown ๐ (@blackbagrj) June 2, 2021
Nets vs. Bucks is going to be a tough series. Nets in 7.
— Andrew Yang๐งขโฌ๏ธ๐บ๐ธ (@AndrewYang) June 2, 2021
All year Iโve said that if I had to put money on a Nets vs Bucks series that I would bet on the Nets.
Was the defensive game plan I saw in round 1 by the Bucks enough to change my mind? pic.twitter.com/2pNVIL4GGM
— Justin Wills (@itsjwills) June 2, 2021
Obviously, beating a team with 3 NBA superstars is going to be tough. Durant, Kyrie, and James Harden have been stellar all year long, and they’ve looked great on the court together.
Against Boston, especially in Game 5, the trio looked to be at the top of their game.
But the Bucks have a guy in Giannis who is not only excellent on defense, but who is also impossible to stop offensively. It will be interesting to see how the Nets deal with him, and if the Bucks have enough juice t overpower such a star-studded opponent.
The series officially starts this weekend, when Milwaukee heads to Brooklyn for Game 1.
