With their defeat in Orlando this afternoon and the results in from elsewhere in the Eastern Conference, the Milwaukee Bucks know their postseason lot: they’ll face Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. As a Central Division matchup that got very testy this season, sparking something of a rivalry that really had never been present between the two franchises despite sharing a division, a lot of eyes will be on this one.
First off, let’s round up what happened today. With the Magic winning, they claim the East’s five seed and a date with the Cleveland Cavaliers—who lost to the tanktastic Charlotte Hornets—in round one.