In recent years, the Milwaukee Bucks have frequently lost the first game of playoff series. Last year, they lost the first games against the Suns, Hawks, and Nets, nearly lost the first game against the Heat, and added another loss against the Suns and Nets for good measure. The year before that, they dropped the first game against the Magic (!) as well as the Heat (and three of the next four to boot). And the year before that, they dropped the first game against our current foe.
This year, however, the Bucks have thrown caution to the wind and dared to win the first game of both series, only to revert to their early-series woes in Game 2.