Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Staying fresh looms large at this point in season

MILWAUKEE, WI - MAY 15: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks high fives teammates after defeating the Toronto Raptors in Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2019 NBA Playoffs on May 15, 2019 at the Fiserv Forum Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images).
MILWAUKEE, WI - MAY 15: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks high fives teammates after defeating the Toronto Raptors in Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2019 NBA Playoffs on May 15, 2019 at the Fiserv Forum Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images).

The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as we read about the significance of Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer’s preference to regiment the minute workloads of his players throughout the year.

In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, Mike Budenholzer’s strategy to not overstress his players has been key to the Bucks’ playoff run, veteran Bucks center Pau Gasol takes to the Players Tribune to explain why he thinks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is this year’s MVP, and much more.

With their opponent, the Toronto Raptors, looking very fatigued by the end of Game 1 Wednesday night, Budenholzer’s carefully crafted strategy of not overloading his players has been an underlying theme throughout the Bucks’ season so far. Of course, the team’s collective depth helps in this regard too.

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Back to the present, let’s look at today’s Bucks stories.

Best of Behind the Buck Pass From 5/16/19

Milwaukee Bucks: 3 takeaways from 108-100 Game 1 win over Toronto Raptors: I highlighted three things that stood out in the Bucks’ Game 1 win over the Toronto Raptors that kicked off their Eastern Conference Finals series with one another.

Milwaukee Bucks: Player grades from 108-100 Game 1 win over Toronto Raptors: Theo Konstantellos handed out grades towards the Bucks’ individual performances, head coach Mike Budenholzer and what the Raptors had to offer in Milwaukee’s comeback victory.

Milwaukee Bucks: Brook Lopez becomes a legend with Game 1 heroics: Adam McGee shined a light on just how massive veteran Bucks big man Brook Lopez‘s performance was in Game 1 in the team’s win over the Raptors.

Best of Behind the Buck Pass From 5/16/19

Managing minutes kept the Bucks from running out of gas in fourth quarter against Toronto: Lori Nickel of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel touched on the importance of Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer’s strategic game plan to keep down the workloads of his players and how it led to them being fresh when it was needed most late in Game 1 against the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night.

Giannis is the MVP: Sidelined Bucks center Pau Gasol penned an essay for The Players Tribune explaining why he believes Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is the MVP for this season and why he’s his own player, despite sharing so many similarities to legends of the game.

How the Bucks locked down the Raptors and Kawhi Leonard in Game 1 ($): Eric Nehm outlined the various ways and tactical strategies for how the Bucks slowed down Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard over the course of Game Wednesday night for The Athletic.

That’s it for today’s roundup, but we’ll be back to do it all again tomorrow.