All throughout the regular season, the Milwaukee Bucks took a hold of the NBA by upending the hierarchy of title contenders in the East and the league as a whole.
Being the first team to clinch a playoff berth this season, along with holding the only 60-win season this season and holding home court throughout the playoffs, the road runs through Milwaukee and it’s simply up to the Bucks to withstand the coming threats to make it to the NBA Finals.
Their first round opponent, the Detroit Pistons, took a far more circuitous, winding route to simply just make it into the playoffs.