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.
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— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) August 4, 2020
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).
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Johnson (11 points) Justin Anderson (11) and Kurucs (10) each finished in double figures, as well.
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— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) August 4, 2020
LET'S WATCH THIS AGAIN
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— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) August 4, 2020
Donta’ Hall, who agitated Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo (who only logged 16 minutes) at one point in the game, led Brooklyn with nine boards.
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— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) August 4, 2020
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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 4, 2020
The Nets are back in action on Wednesday at 9 p.m. against the Boston Celtics.