Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Bucks will take commanding 2-0 lead to Toronto
By Adam McGee
The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as the Bucks successfully held home court to open up a strong 2-0 lead as the Conference Finals shift to Toronto.
In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, we hear all of the reaction to the Bucks’ Game 2 win, learn of the strong Bucks’ representation among the finalists for the NBA Awards, and much more.
The Bucks will go to Toronto with real confidence in their ability to get at least one win, and considering the Raptors’ history of home court nerves, it remains to be seen how they respond to open up Game 3.
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Back to the present, let’s look at today’s Bucks stories.
Best of Behind the Buck Pass From 5/17/19
Milwaukee Bucks: Malcolm Brogdon’s return already paying dividends: Jordan Treske took a closer look at Malcolm Brogdon‘s success since returning from injury and how he makes the Bucks an even more formidable team.
Milwaukee Bucks: 3 things to watch for in Game 2 against Toronto Raptors: Prior to Friday’s game, I looked ahead to the action and highlighted some of the key storylines heading into Bucks/Raptors Game 2.
Best of Bucks Around the Internet From 5/17/19
The Milwaukee ‘Bench Mob’ is overwhelming Toronto: Malika Andrews of ESPN wrote about the continued success of the Bucks’ bench (and George Hill‘s dog-saving heroics) following Friday’s Game 2 win.
Giannis again leads way for Bucks in Game 2. This time, ‘bench mob’ plays the sidekick role: Matt Velazquez of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel also rounded up the reaction from Friday’s dominant win over the Raptors.
Finalists for 2019 NBA Awards revealed: NBA.com round up the details on the NBA Awards announcements, with Giannis Antetokounmpo listed for both Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year, and Mike Budenholzer up for Coach of the Year.
How Jon Horst rose from FedEx night shift to Milwaukee Bucks GM: Henry Bushnell of Yahoo! Sports wrote about Jon Horst’s meteoric rise as an NBA exec, and the role he’s played in building these juggernaut Bucks.
If Brook Lopez seemed to be everywhere, it’s because he was: Benjamin Hoffman of The New York Times wrote about Brook Lopez‘s two-way impact, in light of his outstanding showing in Game 1.
Milwaukee Bucks: Brook Lopez becomes a legend with Game 1 heroics. dark. Next
That’s it for today’s roundup, but we’ll be back to do it all again tomorrow.