In the short term, Monday night's 94-88 victory over the Chicago Bulls is a means to a slightly delayed ending. The Milwaukee Bucks live to fight another day—maybe a few days—but not much longer than that.
Over the long term, however, this club's second victory of the series (which it trails 3-2) hints at something far greater: Milwaukee's potential to be a force in the Eastern Conference for years to come. If head coach Jason Kidd's young squad can hang with the likes of Chicago, there's really no telling what will happen when these pups actually grow up.
The Bucks are so effective in part because they aren't thinking about that future at all. They're a little busy at the moment.
"A lot of people look at it as house money," Kidd told reporters after Game 5. "You can always talk about the future, but we don't. We don't really understand what the future holds for us. We've got to stay in the present. This is what this team has done all year. They haven't looked at the future. They've just stayed in the present."
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