Milwaukee Bucks vs. Brooklyn Nets Preview: Breaking in the new year

The Milwaukee Bucks will open the new year at home as they play host to the Brooklyn Nets tonight. These teams saw each other as recently as last week with Brooklyn outdoing the Bucks in the fourth quarter on their way to a 105-111 win. Since then, the Nets have jettisoned some more players via trade and are looking to better embrace the tank while Milwaukee will try to take advantage of another opportunity to play with their big three.

Where We’re At

Milwaukee ended last year on a positive note beating the Indiana Pacers on the road, 120-112. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard had ho-hum first halves, but Antetokounmpo would wake up in the third to led the Bucks past a Pacers team…