Toronto Raptors at Milwaukee Bucks
· NBA Cup - Group PlayAntetokounmpo scores 23 to lead Bucks past Raptors 99-85 in matchup of NBA's worst
Bobby Portis added 17 points off the bench for Milwaukee (3-8). Brook Lopez scored 13 points while AJ Green and Ryan Rollins had 12 apiece.
Gradey Dick paced the Raptors (2-10) with 32 points, a career high for the second-year player. Jakob Poeltl scored 13 points and Chris Boucher had 12.
The Bucks began to pull away midway through the third quarter and pushed their lead to 21 points early in the fourth. Toronto got within 10 points with less than five minutes remaining but did not get closer.
The Bucks were without star guard Damian Lillard, who is in the concussion protocol, while the Raptors' Immanuel Quickley sat out with an elbow injury.
Bucks: Milwaukee attempted 31 3-pointers in the first half as the Raptors focused their defensive attention on Antetokounmpo in and around the paint. The Bucks finished 16 of 56 (28.6%) from deep.
Bucks: Host Detroit on Wednesday.
Regular Season Series
MIL leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 85 - 99 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 85 - 99 | |
4th 0.0 | Bucks offensive team rebound | 85 - 99 | |
4th 2.1 | Chris Livingston misses layup | 85 - 99 | |
4th 7.0 | Tyler Smith defensive rebound | 85 - 99 |
Statistics
TOR | MIL | |
---|---|---|
30-86 | FG | 38-94 |
34.9 | Field Goal % | 40.4 |
9-25 | 3PT | 16-56 |
36.0 | Three Point % | 28.6 |
16-20 | FT | 7-12 |
80.0 | Free Throw % | 58.3 |
54 | Rebounds | 47 |
17 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
37 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
20 | Assists | 25 |
11 | Steals | 16 |
6 | Blocks | 9 |
21 | Turnovers | 16 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
22 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
28 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
16 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
34 | Points in Paint | 40 |
11 | Fouls | 18 |
0 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Attendance: 17,341 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | L1 |
New York | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | W4 |
Brooklyn | 11 | 18 | .379 | 11 | L2 |
Philadelphia | 10 | 17 | .370 | 11 | W1 |
Toronto | 7 | 23 | .233 | 15.5 | L8 |
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