The Milwaukee Bucks will look to even up their first round series with the Orlando Magic when Game 2 tips off Thursday evening in Orlando.
The Milwaukee Bucks will have their chance to even up their first round series with the Orlando Magic Thursday evening when Game 2 is slated to tip off at 5 p.m CT.
Milwaukee’s Game 1 defeat to the Magic on Tuesday afternoon did little to relieve the concerns seen so far in their play within the bubble. In many ways, they only managed to amplify them to a bigger audience.
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Now down 1-0, the Bucks will have to answer with a very quick turnaround and everyone watching their next step to see if they’ve truly learned those lessons from last year’s playoff collapse.
Orlando, meanwhile, has obviously taken an early upper hand in the series by giving the Bucks quite the shock to their system in Game 1 and did so while significantly undermanned.
The question is whether the Magic will be able to deliver a similar lights out offensive performance while knowing the Bucks’ best punch has yet to be delivered so far, both in Orlando and in this series.
So without further ado, let’s examine three things to watch for in Game 2 of the Bucks’ first round series against the Orlando Magic.