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 Jimmy Butler.