Kevin Durant finished with 49 points, 17 rebounds, 10 assists, two blocks and three steals on 16 of 23 shooting from the field.
The script completely flipped in the second quarter, with the Nets heating up while the Bucks went cold from the floor.
Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving combined for 54 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds, helping the Nets steal game 2 from the Bucks by 125-89.
The Brooklyn Nets won Game 1 without James Harden, and the Milwaukee Bucks are in need of a response after a disappointing display.
Giannis and the Milwaukee Bucks had no answer for the Brooklyn Nets. James Harden left the game in the first minute with a hamstring injury.
The Bucks with their own trio of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton, might be the best-equipped team to defend the Nets.
Tatum scored a playoff career-high 50 points to carry Boston to a 125-119 victory on Friday that cut Brooklyn's lead to 2-1.
The Brooklyn Nets jumped all over the Boston Celtics right from the start in Game 2 to take a 2-0 series lead in the NBA play-offs.
Jayson Tatum scored 23 points in the third quarter to clinch playoff berth after defeating the Washington Wizards 118-100 at TD Garden.
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