Nets pull of huge upset against Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks

Timothe Luwawu Cabarrot and Garrett Temple took the reigns for the Nets on Tuesday, leading them past the Milwaukee Bucks.

No Caris LeVert, no Joe Harris, no Jarrett Allen — never mind no Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Spencer Dinwiddie, DeAndre Jordan, Taurean Prince or Wilson Chandler.

Still, no problem for the Brooklyn Nets; even against the best team in the Eastern Conference, the Milwaukee Bucks.

Heading into Tuesday’s matchup against Giannis Antetokounmpo and company, Brooklyn’s go-to scoring options were Tyler Johnson and Jamal Crawford. Then the Nets lost Crawford after he gave them a quick boost in his five minutes of work.

Again, not a problem for the Nets. They managed to survive the Bucks, winning 119-116.

Brooklyn’s top scorer was, once again, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot. The forward logged his second 20-point performance inside the bubble, finishing with 26 against the Bucks.

Garrett Temple finished second in scoring with 19 points, while Chris Chiozza logged the first double-double of his NBA career (10 points and 10 assists).

Johnson (11 points) Justin Anderson (11) and Kurucs (10) each finished in double figures, as well.

Donta’ Hall, who agitated Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo (who only logged 16 minutes) at one point in the game, led Brooklyn with nine boards.

 

The Nets are back in action on Wednesday at 9 p.m. against the Boston Celtics.