Things were quite a bit different the last time the Bulls faced the Bucks in the playoffs. This was back in 2015 when Giannis Antetokounmpo was still a young buck (booo this pun -yfbb), and who could forget how that series ended? Giannis got ejected for a dirty foul on Mike Dunleavy Jr. in a 54-point Bulls victory.
That season ended with a loss to LeBron James’ Cavaliers and Tom Thibodeau’s firing, with things going downhill for the remainder of the decade in Chicago.
Meanwhile in Milwaukee, it took a few more years but Giannis soon developed into a two-time MVP and the Bucks became a powerhouse, erasing a 2-0 deficit in the NBA Finals to win the championship with Giannis as Finals MVP.