As we all await news on Damian Lillard’s upcoming checkup with bated breath, the Bucks are entering the playoffs somewhat healthy otherwise; depending on Jericho Sims’ progress, Dame may be the only Buck who is unavailable on Saturday for Game 1. Or perhaps everyone could be good to go! I’m not banking on that by any means, but we don’t have to squint too hard to see a world where that happens.
You’ll see our predictions of how the series will go later this week in our usual playoff roundtable, but we’ll take your temperature on some key elements to Bucks-Pacers today.