In the second round of the 2019 playoffs, two teams coming off of impressive first round 4-0 sweeps will renew a playoff rivalry with plenty of history.
The long-dormant Boston Celtics/Milwaukee Bucks post-season rivalry was reawakened last spring, over three decades after the Celts won a thrilling seven-game series for the ages.
In 2018 Boston and Milwaukee met for the first time since the Celtics and Larry Bird prevailed in an epic 4-3 eastern semifinals series in 1987. Last year’s homecourt-dominated series turned out to have the same result, with all seven games won by the host squad.