If the Milwaukee Bucks win this second-round series against the Brooklyn Nets, then go on to win an elusive championship, it will be mentioned roughly a million times that they got lucky the Nets were injured.
It's not wrong. The Nets are the better team. But injuries happen. The Bucks, a franchise that hasn't been to the NBA Finals since 1974, wouldn't and shouldn't care. It's not like, years after the fact, anyone remembers which players were injured in the second round.
Here's the problem: The Bucks have a long way to go before they can realistically think about the NBA Finals.