The Milwaukee Bucks of fall and winter were a thing of basketball beauty. Giannis Antetokounmpo was once again building his MVP résumé, while Khris Middleton was continuing to establish himself as one of the NBA's most versatile scorers, reliable from anywhere on the floor.
Watching a fast break conducted by Antetokounmpo was one of the best eight seconds in basketball. The offense flowed around Antetokounmpo's talent, finding the right guy for the right shot at the right moment. The defense was its own brand of choreography, the way the Bucks moved as a unit with the singular goal of cordoning off the lane. They won 53 of their 65 games and had the best point differential in the league by…
