Nets Keys to Success
In the Bucks’ losses this year, their opponents have killed them from the perimeter. The Bucks are great at defending the paint, but they’re susceptible from 3. The Nets need to shoot around 35% from 3 to have a chance. Brooklyn will get open looks from 3, and they need to capitalize on them to take down the No. 1 team in the East.
On defense, it’s really about doing the best job possible at slowing down Giannis. Look at last year’s Eastern Conference Finals. The Raptors built a “wall” to keep Antetokounmpo from getting to the rim. They made others like Bledsoe or Middleton beat them, and as we all know, they couldn’t. The Nets need to get the ball out of Giannis’ hands and live with the other guys shooting from the perimeter.