HOW THE BUCKS FINALLY CONSTRUCTED A TITLE CONTENDER

LESS THAN ONE year after the Miami Heat bounced the Milwaukee Bucks from the 2020 postseason, the Bucks had a chance to avoid a second meeting in the 2021 playoffs. Hosting Miami on the last weekend of the season, the Bucks could've rested their best players and given the Heat a free pass to move up in the standings -- and likely drawn a matchup with either New York or Atlanta.

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