The Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors will start their Eastern Conference Finals series on Wednesday night with redemption for the events of 2001 on their minds.
Having already benefited from a friendlier bounce than Vince Carter was afforded in Game 7 of a semifinals series against the 76ers, the Raptors may already feel as if they’ve broken through a major mental obstacle. For the Bucks, they may not have a rematch with the Sixers, but the fanbase will certainly be hoping the moment for the much discussed injustices of the ’01 Conference Finals to be corrected has now arrived.