Series Preview: Similarities abound in Eastern finals matchup

One of these teams is going to fill the void opened by LeBron James��� departure to the West. For the Raptors, it might seem as if they have a claim on a Finals trip after getting put out by The Man himself the past three postseasons. For the Bucks, the rise to East finalists may strike some as an abrupt jump but, truth be told, they wasted a year of playoff development in 2018, so they���re about where they expected to be by now, too.