Five Reasons The Milwaukee Bucks Can Win This Series

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Apr 23, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Jared Dudley (9) celebrates after making a basket during the second quarter against the Chicago Bulls in game three of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

Jared Dudley Is Back

Jared Dudley’s last ten regular season games were..not good. It’s not really his fault, seeing as he was dealing with foot and back injuries for the last month of the season or so, but Dudley’s numbers in those last few games were rough, especially his 22.7 percent three-point shooting.

Postseason	G	MP	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	2PA	2P%	eFG%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2014-15	5	18.4	5.4	.444	2.6	.538	2.8	.357	.574	0.6	1.0	1.6	1.4	2.0	0.4	0.6	2.4	6.8

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

His numbers so far in the playoffs, on the other hand, have been very good. His field goal percentage has only gone up a few points, but his three-point percentage shot up to 53.8 percent. That’s an over-30 percent boost over his percentage at the end of the regular season, which is huge for Milwaukee.

Dudley is an invaluable presence in terms of leadership, but he’s no slouch on the court for the Bucks either. If he keeps up his much-improved shooting in the playoffs, the Bucks will have a real opportunity to steal this series from Chicago.

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