FINAL SCORE: MILWAUKEE BUCKS 108, TORONTO RAPTORS 97
DATE: FEBRUARY 25, 2020 ATTENDANCE: 19,993 (Sellout)
FINAL SCORE RECORD HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS HIGH ASSISTS
Milwaukee 108 50-8 Middleton – 22 Antetokounmpo – 19 Antetokounmpo – 8
Toronto 97 42-16 Siakam – 22 Hollis-Jefferson – 8 Lowry – 6
KEY RUN
Trailing 60-57 early in the third, Milwaukee went on an 18-4 run to lead by 11 points with 3:09 remaining in the quarter … The Bucks outscored Toronto 34-19 in the third quarter and led 84-71 entering the fourth.
KEY STAT
Milwaukee held Toronto to .352 (31-for-91) shooting from the field, including .326 (14-for-43) in the second half … The Raptors are 5-6 this season when they shoot below 40 per cent from the floor.
RAPTORS NOTES:
• With the loss, Toronto falls to 42-16 this season and 23-8 at home … Tonight’s defeat ends the Raptors’ nine game home winning streak … Toronto is now 7-2 in the month of February … The Raptors finish a four-game homestand (Feb. 21-28) Friday night vs. the Charlotte Hornets.
• Toronto outscored the Bucks 15-10 on the fast-break … The Raptors have scored more fast-break points than their opponent in each of their last 12 games.
• The Raptors shot .346 (18-for-52) from 3-point range … Toronto’s 52 3-point attempts were a single game franchise record.
• Pascal Siakam finished with 22 points and six rebounds in 38 minutes … Siakam has scored 20+points in five of the last six games, averaging 25.0 points during this span.
• Terence Davis scored in double figures for the third straight game with 10 points off the bench.
• The Raptors had six players score double figures – Siakam (22), Fred VanVleet (14), OG Anunoby
(11), Kyle Lowry (10), Davis (10) and Chris Boucher (10).
BUCKS NOTES:
• With the win, Milwaukee improves to 50-8 on the season and 23-5 on the road … The Bucks have won four in a row and nine of their last 10 games … Milwaukee’s next game is Friday night at home when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder.
• The Bucks are a perfect 8-0 this season in the second game of a back-to-back set.
• Milwaukee has scored 100+ points in 82 straight games – now the third longest streak in NBA history.
• Khris Middleton scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half … Middleton has scored 20 or more in 11 of the last 12 games, averaging 26.8 points during this stretch.
• Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded his 47th double-double of the season with 19 points and 19
rebounds – one shy of his season high – in 38 minutes.
• The Bucks had four players score in double digits – Middleton (22), Antetokounmpo (19), Eric Bledsoe (17) and Brook Lopez (15).
The view from left field 