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Eastern Conference playoffs preview: A series-by-series look at each matchup

A series-by-series look at the Eastern Conference's first-round playoff matchups. All times Pacific:

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1. MILWAUKEE

60-22 (Home 33-8; Road 27-14)

8. DETROIT

41-41 (Home 26-15; Road 15-26)

Season series: Bucks 4-0

Key stats: Nearly 25 percent of Giannis Antetokounmpo's attempted baskets for Milwaukee this season were dunks. He made 279 this year. Detroit's Blake Griffin, who had more than 200 dunks as a rookie, made only 37 this season. Andre Drummond led Detroit with 167 slams this season.

Outlook: The Bucks have been a

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