Bucks vs Raptors : The 2019 Eastern Conference finals are now set, and the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors -- the top two seeds in the conference all season long will meet with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line.
How to watch Bucks vs Raptors Live Stream Game 1
Date: Wednesday, May 15
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Location: Fiserv Forum -- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
TV channel: TNT
Live stats: Gametracker
Streaming: FuboTV
Odds: Bucks -6 (Over/Under 217)
TV listings
All games will air on ESPN, ABC, TNT and NBA TV during the postseason.
Games on TNT and NBA TV can be streamed via fuboTV
By the time the series gets underway on Wednesday night, the Bucks will have been sitting for an entire week after dispatching the Boston Celtics in five games in the second round. Except for that stunning Game 1 loss to the Celtics, they've made easy work of their opponents, with seven of their eight wins coming by double digits.
As for the Raptors, their road to the ECF wasn't so easy. They got past the Orlando Magic in the first round without too much trouble, but then had to go through seven grueling games to get past the Philadelphia 76ers. And they only did so thanks to Kawhi Leonard's miraculous buzzer beater in Game 7.
The No. 1-seeded Milwaukee Bucks will host the No. 2-seeded Toronto Raptors in this Game 1 matchup of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday night.
The Bucks had a rather easy path to the East Finals. The team that finished the season with the league's best record steamrolled the Detroit Pistons in a sweep in the first round before dispatching the Boston Celtics in the second round in just five games. After losing Game 1 to the Celtics, they defeated Boston by an average margin of 16.3 points per game during the final four games of the series.
While the Bucks had an easy path to the Finals, it didn't come as easy for the Raptors. Although Toronto did eliminate the Orlando Magic in five games in the first round, it took them all seven games including a Kawhi Leonard buzzer-beater to knock off the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the playoffs.
These two teams were clearly the two best squads in the Eastern Conference all season long and now we'll finally have the opportunity to see which one is truly the alpha.
While the Raptors should feel pretty good about making just their second conference finals appearance in franchise history, there are question marks as they enter this season. While we all know Kawhi Leonard will bring it, the question is, will his supporting cast aid him? Serge Ibaka came up big in Game 7 with his 17-point contribution off of the bench and he has a wealth of playoff experience from his Thunder days.
The Bucks won the regular season series over the Raptors, winning three of the four games by an average margin of 11.0 points per game. However, one of those wins was without both Giannis Antetokounmpo and Leonard in the lineup.