As someone that’s had hamstring injuries and is a runner I can tell you if he does return he won’t be close to the player he was when healthy. Sure, it doesn’t impact his ability to shoot, but if he can’t move off screens and start and stop quickly that’s a problem. In basketball, if your legs aren’t right, it affects a lot of things.
I realize we are all disappointed they didn’t win game 1, but if they can win game 2 they will be in good shape. If for some reason they go down 0-2 it means they really didn’t play well (again) and one of the good things about this team is their ability to bounce back. I think it’s highly unlikely that both Middleton and Holiday miss that many shots and turn the ball over as much as they did in game 1. I also do not think the Nets bench will outplay Milwaukee as badly as they did in game 1.