Milwaukee versus Toronto has been the matchup we have been waiting for since the playoffs started.
It’s the number one team against the number two team and two of the top players in the league going head to head with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kawhi Leonard ready to lead their teams into battle. Both players have been special and have looked unstoppable in these playoffs.
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Edge Even. If it’s Green vs. Brown, Green certainly has the edge, but things get a little more interesting when Brogdon enters the game. Brogdon gives the Bucks another outside shooter who has done well against the Raptors this season, and he looked good scoring 10 points in 17 minutes during his Game 5 return. Green, aside from being a top three-point shooter, is also a pest on defense.
He’s one of the best transition defenders in the league, is usually smart about his help defense and so the Raptors will look to him to contain some of the Bucks’ outside shooters.
Milwaukee Bucks Starting Lineup
PG: Eric Bledsoe
SG: Malcolm Brogdon*
SF: Khris Middleton
PF: Giannis Antetokounmpo
C: Brook Lopez
*Brogdon is likely going to start the series coming off the bench, but he’s expected to eventually be the starter.
Toronto Raptors Starting Lineup
PG: Kyle Lowry
SG: Danny Green
SF: Kawhi Leonard
PF: Pascal Siakam
C: Marc Gasol
Edge Bucks. Nurse has had a great first year as the head coach of the Raptors, but Budenholzer is very experienced, serving as Gregg Popovich’s primary assistant until he got his first head coaching job.
Budenholzer has coached in this type of situation before, where Nurse is obviously making his debut in the conference finals.