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Despite the loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Toronto Raptors head coach Nick nurse hailed Kyle Lowry’s performance. Per NBA TV in a postgame conference, Nurse was confident that every shot that Lowry took would swish the net. “Every time he let it go tonight, you were like […]

After holding Kawhi Leonard of the Toronto Raptors to just two points in the critical fourth quarter of Game 1, Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks revealed that their defensive strategy against Leonard was to make him ‘play 1-on-5.’ Per Michael Lee of The Athletic, Antetokounmpo detailed their defensive scheme against the former Finals MVP. […]

Mike Budenholzer has a firm belief that his Milwaukee Bucks can overcome any challenge thrown their way, and their come-from-behind Game 1 victory over the Toronto Raptors is proof of that. Trailing by as much as 13 points at one point in the game, the Bucks came roaring in the fourth quarter to turn around […]

The Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks played a hard-fought Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Raptors were coming off a thrilling Game 7 in the previous round in which Kawhi Leonard produced one of the wildest buzzer-beaters in winner-take-all games in NBA history, but now the team had to turn around and duke […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors faced off in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday night in Milwaukee, and the Bucks were looking to win the franchise’s first ECF game since 2001 against the Philadelphia 76ers. Though the Raptors started off strong and took a 59-51 lead into halftime, the Bucks […]

For Cris Carter — former NFL player turned sports analyst — the Milwaukee Bucks are better than the Golden State Warriors. Per First Things First, Carter shared his insights on a possible NBA Finals matchup. For the eight-time Pro Bowl, he doesn’t believe that the Warriors are better than the rest of the league like […]

For Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer’s point of view, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s winning mentality is on ‘another level.’ Per Michael Grange of Rogers Sportsnet, Budenholzer — who’s been in the NBA since 1996 — the Greek Freak’s mentality is different other players in the league: ‘He’s all about winning … most guys in our league […]

Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas has a pretty interesting guess on how the Eastern Conference Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and his former team, the Toronto Raptors, will turn out. There has been plenty of hype built around the matchup of forwards Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kawhi Leonard. According to Donatas Urbonas of O, Dangau Sportas, […]

Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas believes Toronto Raptors small forward Kawhi Leonard and Milwaukee Bucks swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo “can reach LeBron’s level” if they continue to improve their games. While LeBron James is still universally recognized as the best player in basketball, Leonard, Giannis and Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant are closing in on […]

The matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors promises to be among the most tightly-contested Eastern Conference Finals series in recent memory. Though regular-season numbers paint Milwaukee as a clear favorite, many nevertheless believe that Toronto will be the team ultimately left standing in the East. One thing’s for sure, though: The Raptors definitely […]

The 2019 Eastern Conference Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors is the only conference or NBA Finals over the last 20 years where two players enter the series with a player efficiency rating of 30.0 or greater in the playoffs. Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the 2019 playoffs in PER at 31.0. Raptors […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse wants his team to distribute shots better against the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals. At times, the Raptors rely too much on star small forward Kawhi Leonard to carry them on offense. Nurse says while Leonard is an all-world player, Toronto needs to get other guys involved […]

Raptors star Kyle Lowry has been nearly nullified by the Milwaukee Bucks in this past regular season, and while he’s well aware of his struggles against this Eastern Conference Finals opponent, he won’t make much of what transpired earlier in the season. Lowry scored an average of 6.3 points per game in three meetings against […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse expresses his belief on his team ahead of their Eastern Conference Finals showdown against the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks. The Raptors are coming off a second-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers that took seven games to decide. Meanwhile, the Bucks are well-rested ahead of the East finale after closing out […]

Detroit Pistons legend and NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas would vote for Milwaukee Bucks swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo as MVP over Houston Rockets guard James Harden. Thomas says while both Antetokounmpo and Harden put up phenomenal numbers during the regular season, he’s leaning toward Giannis because the Bucks had the best record in the NBA. […]

Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry, small forward Kevin Durant, and Milwaukee Bucks swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo are the early favorites to win the 2019 Finals MVP award, per BetOnline.ag. The online betting site has Curry and Antetokounmpo at a +250 to win Finals MVP, while Durant is at +275. KD has won the […]

While praising the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday, Milwaukee Bucks superstar swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo threw some shade at the Boston Celtics. Giannis and the Bucks went down 0-1 to the Celtics in the second round, but rebounded nicely by winning four straight to close out the series in five games. The Greek Freak says the Bucks […]

Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby is on the path to recovery, but it sounds like he won’t be available to face the Bucks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Anunoby has been sidelined since mid-April after undergoing an emergency appendectomy. There was some hope within the Raptors organization that he might be able […]

The Toronto Raptors have advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they’ll square off against the Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. Most analysts are expecting a physical series, and Raptors head coach Nick Nurse says his guys will be ready for it. In an interview with William Lou of Yahoo Sports Canada, Nurse pointed […]

The Eastern Conference Finals matchup is now set, as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of their second-round playoff series on Sunday night to arrange a date with the Milwaukee Bucks to play for a berth in the NBA Finals. The Bucks and Raptors finished as the No. 1 and 2 […]

Ahead of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Milwaukee Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon has chimed in regarding the star duel between teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo and Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard. For the third-year man, Antetokounmpo is this year’s MVP and will simply outclass Leonard. “It’s going to be a great matchup. Of course, I […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are getting back a key player for the Eastern Conference Finals. Guard Malcolm Brogdon has announced that he is not only ready to go but feels 100-percent healthy. In an interview with Undefeated writer Marc Spears, Brogdon claimed that he is ready to help the Bucks face the Toronto Raptors after sitting […]

Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant congratulated Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo and Toronto Raptors’ Kawhi Leonard for their successful playoff runs so far, and he’s expecting both players to put on a show in the Eastern Conference Finals. https://www.instagram.com/p/BxYxnVfHctD/ Both Antetokounmpo and Leonard worked with Bryant last summer to help improve their game. In return, both […]

The NBA Draft Lottery is set to unfold on Tuesday night, and the tanking gods will grace one of the league’s franchises with the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft. While this year’s draft may be pretty heavy at the top, there will be valuable players throughout most of the first round. This […]

Pau Gasol is out for the Milwaukee Bucks after undergoing a season-ending navicular surgery, but he still has a role to play for the team as they head to the Eastern Conference Finals. Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer was clearly frustrated that Gasol was not able to play for the team this postseason; however, he […]

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer is planning to give combo guard Malcolm Brogdon more minutes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Brogdon played in Game 5 of the second round against the Boston Celtics, the first game action he saw since March. The 2017 Rookie of the Year suffered a minor plantar […]

Malcolm Brogdon returned to action for the Milwaukee Bucks last Wednesday, when the team defeated the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. In 16 minutes of action, he scored 10 points off the bench and had a positive impact for the Bucks, who advanced to the East Finals for the first […]

One up and another one down for the Milwaukee Bucks, as center Pau Gasol underwent surgery to repair a navicular stress fracture in his left foot and is now slated to miss the remainder of the postseason. The Bucks announced the news on Friday morning. Gasol had yet to play since Mar. 10 after a […]

So far, only the Milwaukee Bucks have qualified for the Eastern Conference Finals. Though the East Semis between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors is still ongoing, a schedule has already been released for the next round. Per Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports, Game 1 of the East Finals will take place on May […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors played a Game 6 that ended up being a blowout in favor of Philly. This buys the Milwaukee Bucks more time. Though some odd events occurred near the end of the game (including Raptors head coach Nick Nurse taking too long to substitute his starters), the Sixers were pretty […]

Former Celtics forward Paul Pierce was under the impression that Boston would handle the Milwaukee Bucks with relative ease in their Eastern Conference Semifinals matchup. The Celtics won Game 1, and Pierce was already writing Milwaukee off. “Boston is just going to out-talent (Milwaukee),” Pierce said after Boston’s Game 1 victory. “I don’t know where […]

For the first time since 2001, the Milwaukee Bucks have advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals after making quick work of the Boston Celtics in the second round of the playoffs, winning their best-of-seven series 4-1. The only loss that the Bucks suffered happened during the series opener when the Celtics stunned them at home […]

Kyrie Irving picked a terrible night to have an off game for the Boston Celtics, as his side suffered a season-ending Game 5 defeat at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday. Unfortunately for Irving, his lackluster performance in Game 5 was not a one-off. As pointed out by our friends at Bleacher Report, […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens admits the Milwaukee Bucks are the better team. After Milwaukee ousted Boston in the playoffs, Stevens credited the Bucks for building a winning culture. He then went on to say that the top-seeded team completely outplayed them throughout the series. "They're better than we are." Brad Stevens shares his […]

Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics had no excuses after being booted out by the Milwaukee Bucks in five games. For the star guard, the Bucks were simply the better team. Per Tin Bontemps of ESPN, the Bucks played as one solid unit and outplayed them. “It really comes down to great team basketball, who […]

Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown posterized Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo twice in their second-round series. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to record a third. On Wednesday night, Brown’s Celtics squared off against the Bucks in Game 5. In the second half, Brown attempted to brutally yam atop the dome of Giannis, but things didn’t turn […]

Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics fell in five games to the Milwaukee Bucks in the two teams’ Eastern Conference semifinal matchup. Giannis Antetokounmpo, the likely MVP of the league in 2018-19, was dominant – as was the Bucks’ depth – and the team cruised to a 4-1 series win after Paul Pierce, Celtics legend, […]

After being eliminated by the Milwaukee Bucks in five games, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens laid the blame on himself. Per A. Sherrod Blakely of NBC Sports Boston, Stevens got ahead of the criticisms and admitted that he did a bad job. "I'll be the first to say as far as any other years… […]

Sadly for the Boston Celtics in the 2019 NBA Playoffs, “The Truth” was not the answer. After shellacking the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the two teams’ second-round series, Paul Pierce confidently and calmly proclaimed in the postgame festivities on NBA TV that the series between the two teams was “over.” Of course, both […]