Milwaukee Bucks: Analyzing Giannis Antetokounmpo/Al Horford matchup

As the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics do battle in the first round of the playoffs, their respective best players will do battle at power forward.

Even with a depleted Boston Celtics team, there will be plenty of matchups to look forward to in their first round playoff series with the Milwaukee Bucks. Still, there’s no question about which battle stands out above all others.

At the power forward spot, and potentially in bursts at center too, Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo will go toe-to-toe with veteran All-Star Al Horford.

Following the recent injury to Kyrie Irving, Al Horford will be Boston’s only healthy All-Star in a season that started with them hoping to have three stars to build around come playoff time.

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The Bucks never had the option of multiple All-Stars, but in Antetokounmpo they have an All-Star starter, who will also have an excellent chance of making All-NBA First Team this year.

To add an extra wrinkle to this matchup in terms of excitement, both Antetokounmpo and Horford have impressed in their previous games against each other this year, meaning there should be no shortage of confidence coming into this series.

So, with that in mind, let’s take a closer look at the key factors that could prove decisive in the matchup between Antetokounmpo and Horford.