Milwaukee Bucks Playoff Preview: 3 Key Position Matchups

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Dec 13, 2013; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) (left) and Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah (13) battle for a loose ball during the fourth quarter at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Chicago won 91-90. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /

The Toronto Raptors won four of their last five games, but it wasn’t enough to take the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference away from the Chicago Bulls. As a result, the Milwaukee Bucks will be go head to head with the Bulls in basketball’s version of the I-94 series.

That means one thing: Bulls fans. Bulls fans as far as the eye can see. The Bradley Center will inevitably be heavily polluted with Michael Jordan jerseys and Derrick Rose shirseys. Bulls fans would bring the United Center statue of Michael Jordan with them if they could.

The Bucks can’t keep fans of the Bulls from travelling the 90 miles, but they can keep them from being happy on the ride back. Bucks minority owner Jamie Dinan warned Bulls fans of just this:

Here are the important matchups that the Bucks must win to make Dinan’s prediction come true.

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