Toronto Raptors: Team’s biggest weapon against each contender

Milwaukee Bucks: Playoff and championship experience

It might be funny thinking of the Raptors as the experienced ones when it comes to the playoffs, but in this matchup, it’s like putting a rookie against a 15-year veteran.

Toronto’s starters have played a combined 320 games in the postseason throughout their respective NBA careers — definitely on a completely different level when you put it next to Milwaukee’s starters, who have a total of 88 playoff games played.

The Raptors’ roster a combined of four NBA championships, while the Bucks only have two — from their midseason addition of Pau Gasol.

Playoff experience often becomes a major factor in deciding the winner of a series. Playoff basketball is slightly different compared to those 82 regular season games. Rotations are shortened, defenses tighten up and players like Giannis Antetokounmpo often struggle to dominate they way they did before.

So even though picturing the Toronto Raptors as the alpha dogs in a matter of playoff experience does sound hilarious, this new Raptors team could flourish under the leadership of Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green, who could implement a winning mentality.