Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Rounding up reactions to Game 5 heartbreaker

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The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as we round up reactions to the Bucks’ heartbreaking Game 5 loss to the Toronto Raptors in their Eastern Conference Finals series.

In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, the Bucks lose a heartbreaker to the Raptors in Game 5 Thursday night, the one-on-one matchup between Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kawhi Leonard has swung the series between the Bucks and the Raptors and much more.

Now having lost three straight games for the first time this season after last night, the Bucks will head back up to Toronto with their season completely on the line for Game 6 Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena.

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

Best of Behind the Buck Pass From 5/23/19

Milwaukee Bucks: 3 things to watch for in Game 5 against Toronto Raptors: Before last night’s game, I previewed the Game 5 of the Bucks’ Conference Finals series with the Toronto Raptors.

Milwaukee Bucks: Cool heads must prevail in Game 5: Adam McGee touched on the need for the Bucks to regain their composure after showing some troublesome signs on the road in both Games 3 and 4 against the Raptors.

Milwaukee Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo named to All-NBA First Team: I also picked up on the big news of the day as Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was officially named to this year’s All-NBA First Team, the first Bucks player to do so in 36 years.

Best of Bucks Around the Internet From 5/23/19

Raptors 105, Bucks 99: Milwaukee on brink of elimination: Ben Steele of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recapped the Bucks’ heartbreaking collapse to the Toronto Raptors in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference Finals series.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is a unanimous first-team all-NBA pick and becomes eligible for future ‘supermax’ deal: Also of the Journal Sentinel, Matt Velazquez reported on Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo being named to this year’s All-NBA First Team and the financial implications it raises for his future as a result.

Giannis on trailing 3-2 — ‘We’re not gonna fold’: ESPN’s Malika Andrews rounded up postgame reaction from Antetokounmpo following the Bucks’ Game 5 loss to the Raptors.

Giannis and Kawhi Are Perfect Foils for Each Other, It Turns Out: Danny Chau wrote on the one-on-one matchup between Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kawhi Leonard and how it’s increasingly come into focus as the Conference Finals has wore on for The Ringer.

Next. Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Eric Bledsoe named to All-Defensive First Team. dark

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