NBA: Predicting how the 2017-18 season will play out

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The Bucks will surge to a top 4 finish in the East

The Milwaukee Bucks won nine of their last 12 games heading into the NBA All-Star break, and looked like a much different team. Maybe that has to do with the firing of Jason Kidd or the return of Jabari Parker, but whatever it is/was the Bucks are better for it. No question.

Riding that hot streak into the All-Star break, I believe that the Bucks will continue that wave into the playoffs. Milwaukee will climb into the top 4 of the East.

This is a roster that is among the most talented in the league, not counting the Golden State Warriors (for obvious reasons).

This Bucks is going to be dangerous come playoff time.