Five Reasons The Milwaukee Bucks Can Win This Series

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Apr 27, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Tony Snell (20) is defended by Milwaukee Bucks guard Khris Middleton (22) in game five of the first round of the 2015 NBA Playoffs at United Center. The Bucks won 94-88. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports

The Bucks Defense, Especially From Long-Range

The Bucks got their easiest win of the series over the Bulls in Game 5. The Bulls had their best game of the series in regards to turnovers, blocks, personal fouls and trips to the free-throw line. So what gives?

Chicago Bulls	Team
Rk	G	Tm	Opp	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTA	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	1	103	91	83	.458	32	.375	22	.682	10	52	30	8	7	19	21
2	2	91	82	81	.383	33	.364	27	.630	14	64	26	2	10	13	19
3	3	113	106	89	.449	33	.424	24	.792	12	50	25	11	6	16	20
4	4	90	92	68	.485	18	.556	20	.700	5	39	23	10	7	26	20
5	5	88	94	90	.344	22	.182	29	.759	17	45	22	8	10	12	19

Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 4/30/2015.

The Bucks finally got out and defended the three-point line. The first three games of the series the Bulls shot at least 32 threes per game, and they made over 35 percent of them in each of those games. The results? Chicago takes a 3-0 lead in the series early.

Game 4 saw Milwaukee barely winning in double overtime. The Bulls made over 55 percent of their threes, but only attempted 18. In Game 5 Milwaukee won by the largest margin of the postseason so far, and they held Chicago to 18 percent from three-point territory.

I think you can see where I’m going with this. If the Bucks can continue to swarm shooters and stop the Bulls from getting good looks from deep, they can hold Chicago’s offense just like they did on Monday in their huge win. Which means they have a good chance at pulling off two more wins in this tightly contested series.

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