Milwaukee Bucks: The Jerryd Bayless game-winner

Jerryd Bayless‘ game-winner in the 2015 first round playoff series against Chicago gave Milwaukee Bucks fans a beacon of hope and a glimpse of the future.

It’s not often that one shot can become a beacon of hope for a franchise and its city.

Trailing 0-3 at home in the 2015 NBA playoff series against the rival Chicago Bulls, on the cusp of an organizational rebrand, and without a playoff series win since the Ray Allen era, a Jerryd Bayless game-winner gave the Milwaukee Bucks just that, though.

I remember the night well.

My dad and I attended Game 4 after enduring three straight crushing losses at the hands of a Bulls team fueled by the star power of their starting backcourt, Derrick Rose and…