MILWAUKEE — In the long two days between Games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference finals, Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer spent considerable time plotting ways to slow Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young.
“It’s kind of that fun time of year when you play great players from series to series in the different ways that they kind of test you defensively,” Budenholzer said 105 minutes before Game 2 on Friday. “I guess as coaches, you’re just trying to see if there’s something that makes sense for our group, for our players defensively, that puts them in their best position to succeed against a player that is very gifted and