USA TODAY PHOENIX – The Brooklyn Nets stomped the Milwaukee Bucks by 39 points for a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. “We got smacked, embarrassed,” Bucks guard Khris Middleton said. “A lot of people thought our season was done.” Sure looked like the Bucks were headed for another disappointing playoff exit. Milwaukee lost Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals at home against the Atlanta Hawks and then lost star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (hyperextended left knee) for the final two games of a 2-2 series. In both series, the Bucks found a way to win, beating Brooklyn in a Game 7 thriller on the road and winning two consecutive games against the Hawks without Antetokounmpo.