Like two ships passing one another by night, the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers have long felt like two teams destined to have a gust of wind see them meaningfully clash. After the Bucks swept the Sixers 3-0 in the season series my feeling has only grown stronger that the most important playoff series in our potential future is one against Philly.
It’s about something bigger than a shiny trophy at the end of the playoffs. Yeah yeah yeah, a Finals appearance or (dare I say it) win would clearly be more important in the near- and long-term futures, but we’ll have three more familiar opponents to get through before that is even a possibility.