Are the Toronto Raptors to the Milwaukee Bucks what the Detroit Pistons are to the Raptors?
For several seasons, Milwaukee has fielded a better team than Toronto.
During the championship year, the Bucks won three of four in the regular season and finished atop the East. But they lost four of six when it mattered.
In 2020-21, Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks to a championship. They never met the Raptors in the playoffs because that was the very forgettable Tampa season. Despite all the losses — intentional or not — the Raptors still managed to take two of three from the Bucks.