Milwaukee Bucks: 5 Keys To Beating The Toronto Raptors

The Milwaukee Bucks come into their first round series with the Toronto Raptors as underdogs, but what do they have to do to cause an upset?

The Milwaukee Bucks overcame a lot to get into the playoffs this year.

Injuries took out some of their biggest stars, they had one of their coldest stretches since Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s rookie season, and at times they still seemed to be unsure as to who would play on a nightly basis.

This season has had a lot of ups and downs. Free agents haven’t been as good as expected. The coaches have made less changes than hoped for. Giannis became an All-Star, but a torn ACL stole away the team’s other All-Star talent, Jabari Parker.

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Thanks to the incredible ability of Giannis, and some impressive, resilient play from the team overall, the Bucks managed to climb their way back to finish the season as the sixth seed.

Facing off against the highly favored Toronto Raptors, the Bucks will face some really tough competition, but it’s not completely impossible that they could find a way to pull off a memorable upset.

Let’s take a look at five things that need to happen if the Bucks are going to make it past the first round for the first time since 2001.