As the Milwaukee Bucks get set to enter the postseason with the NBA’s best record and at least 60 wins under their belt, the team’s fans will desperately be hoping that things will be different this year.
That hope is a product of an outstandingly successful regular season campaign, but the need for it only comes about thanks to Milwaukee’s decades of playoff ignominy and heartbreak.
Of course, that kind of postseason despair hasn’t always been a factor for the Bucks.
Prior to this year, Milwaukee had won 60 games or more on four occasions. Separate to those, they’ve racked up 50 wins or more on nine occasions.