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Milwaukee Bucks: Transition defense starting to hold up with breakneck pace

Much of the Milwaukee Bucks’ 2019-20 season has been about reinforcing the identity that they had captured throughout their run last year.

With this being the second year in Mike Budenholzer’s reign as Bucks head coach, the 50-year-old, along with his coaching staff, have fine-tuned many of tenets they brought to Milwaukee that unlocked the Bucks’ core. And with the team prizing continuity and making vital veteran additions last offseason that were made with their system in mind, the Bucks have obviously taken their formula for success up a notch this season.

Take their penchant to play with pace, for example, which was one of the edicts Budenholzer name checked in his introductory press conference back in May of 2018.