There is no love lost between Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer and Boston Celtics big man Al Horford. With their two teams facing off in the second round, the former stated that he hopes to beat the latter and his team in the series, and send him home empty handed.
Mike Budenholzer hoping to crush Al Horford's championship hopes.#Bucks #Fearthedeer pic.twitter.com/X12hBVp5Mx
— Bucks Nation (@BucksNationCP) April 26, 2019
This is merely friendly banter from Budenholzer, who actually coached Horford for three seasons during their time together with the Atlanta Hawks. Then again, personal relationships can only go as far in the playoffs, and surely, both these guys have provide their respective teams with some valuable insight on anything and everything they know about the other guy.
Horford signed with the Celtics as an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2016, which put an end to his nine-year tenure with the Hawks. On the other hand, Budenholzer was fired by Atlanta just last summer, and has since taken over the reigns at Milwaukee.
This highly-anticipated series matchup between the league-best Bucks and the fourth-seeded Celtics kicks off on Sunday. Milwaukee will hold the home court advantage and will host the C's in the first two games of the series.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and company have been playing tremendous basketball all season long, and they carried their momentum to the postseason, making easy work of the Detroit Pistons, whom they swept in the first round.
The Celtics themselves also managed a clean sweep on the Indiana Pacers in the first round, so it is without question that they will be putting up quite a challenge to a championship-seeking Bucks side.
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