Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving's strong performance gave the Brooklyn Nets a 115-107 victory in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Durant scored 29 points and 10 rebounds, while Irving had 25 points and eight assists. Blake Griffin had a career-high 18 points and 14 rebounds. The bad news for the Nets remains the injury of James Harden, who played only a few seconds.
Giannis Antetokounmpo was not enough for the Bucks, with the Greek center being efficient with 34 points scored and 11 rebounds. Antetokounmpo was "betrayed" by Middleton, who scored only 13 points.
The second match is played in two days.
