With season highs of 24 points and 11 assists from Dennis Schroder, along with a career-high of 21 points and 12 rebounds from Scottie Barnes, the Toronto Raptors defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 130-111 on Wednesday night to end a three-game losing streak.
The Raptors led by as many as 27 points, led by Pascal Siakam, who scored a season-high 26 points, O.G. Anunoby, who had 16, and Jakob Poeltl, who added 14 points and 11 rebounds.
For the Bucks, Damian Lillard finished with 15 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 16. Lillard was only 4 for 9 while Antetokounmpo shot 5 for 11. With 20 points, Malik Beasley led Milwaukee, followed by Khris Middleton with 11.
Milwaukee was outscored by Toronto 66-40 on points in the paint and 26-5 on fast break points. For the first time, the Raptors scored more than 100 points in regulation, tying a season high. Toronto also set a record early in the season with 35 assists. Milwaukee finished with 29 rebounds, while the Raptors finished with 50.
In the first quarter, Antetokounmpo had one made basket and one foul. Toronto jumped out to a 31-18 lead in the first quarter thanks to nine points from Siakam and six assists from Schroder.
During Monday’s home loss to Portland, the Raptors made five 3-pointers in the first quarter, one more than they had in their previous 29 tries.
In the first quarter, Milwaukee missed all seven of its 3-point attempts and 14 of its first 15 long-range efforts. From beyond the arc, the Bucks went 13 for 34 in the end.
Toronto led 66-44 at the half after Barnes scored 10 points in the second quarter. In the second, Antetokounmpo missed his lone field goal attempt, failing to score.
In the third quarter, Antetokounmpo scored ten points, but Schroder responded with eleven for the Raptors. Toronto led entering the fourth quarter 95-79.
Precious Achiuwa, a player for the Raptors, missed his second straight game due to a strained left groyne. Achiuwa departed Saturday’s game against the 76ers and hasn’t returned to the court.
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