MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks are hoping to avoid a carbon copy of their semifinals series against the Boston Celtics.
The Bucks won the series, taking the last four games, but they haven't forgotten the 22-point whomping the Celtics delivered in Game 1.
Antetokounmpo said giving up Game 1 to the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday could be a death knell.
"Against Boston, you can go down 1-0 and still be fine," Antetokounmpo said at practice on Tuesday. "But against Toronto, it's hard to be in that spot when you lose the first game in your home.