Milwaukee Bucks: 3 changes that must be made for the playoffs

As the Milwaukee Bucks get set to start their playoff run against the Orlando Magic, there’s no doubt that their play needs to improve from what they did in their seeding games.

The Milwaukee Bucks are going into the NBA Playoffs with a 3-5 record since the NBA restart. To put it mildly, that is very different from how they played before the shutdown.

To put that into perspective, for every 1.5 games the Milwaukee Bucks lost before the shutdown, they won 6.6 games.

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Since Mike Budenholzer took over as head coach, the Bucks have been a juggernaut for the majority of the past two seasons, blowing away close to all-comers in their path.

Of course, the problem is Milwaukee came unstuck in the playoffs a year ago against the Toronto Raptors, so in spite of their near relentless winning outside of that, the Bucks haven’t necessarily won the games that matter most.

With that in mind, a rocky spell heading into the postseason this year isn’t exactly ideal for Milwaukee.

But what needs to change for them to find their groove and be the power house that they were before the shutdown?

Let’s take a closer look at three areas that will need to improve for the Milwaukee Bucks to be successful in the playoffs.