Bucks Podcast: A breakdown of the Bucks 2-0 series lead and conversation with Darvin Ham

The Milwaukee Bucks have taken a 2-0 lead over the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the NBA playoffs, and Journal Sentinel beat reporter Matt Velazquez joins host JR Radcliffe to break it all down. They discuss the absence of the Pistons' Blake Griffin, the bounce-back of Eric Bledsoe from last year's playoff series, playoff officiating toward Giannis Antetokounmpo, the important minutes provided by Pat Connaughton and a potential second-round meeting with the Boston Celtics.

Then, JR chats with Bucks assistant coach Darvin Ham about the 2000-'01 playoffs -- the last time Milwaukee escaped the first round. Ham was on the team that went to the Eastern Conference finals. What were the lasting memories, and what does Ham think about the "conspiracy" around the series (spoiler: he's not dismissing it)? Could the 2001 Bucks compete in today's NBA?

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Music intro: "Wide Eyes" by Chad Crouch, available at freemusicarchive.org and soundofpicture.com.

JR Radcliffe can be reached at (262) 361-9141 or jradcliffe@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JRRadcliffe.