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The Milwaukee Bucks suffer an ugly loss to the Toronto Raptors
The Milwaukee Bucks started flat and suffered another blowout defeat as they lost badly to the Toronto Raptors, 111-130, on Wednesday night at the Scotiabank Arena. Milwaukee hardly put up any resistance in a game where they trailed by as many as 27 points and fell to 2-2 in the season.
Both losses by Milwaukee came by way of blowouts as they were also beaten by the Atlanta Hawks, 110-127, last week.
Rampaging start by Toronto
Toronto, who came into the match reeling from three straight losses, started like a house on fire and dumped 31 points on Milwaukee, which could only score 18 in the opening frame.
The Raptors did not let up in the second period, where they outscored the Bucks 35-26 and posted a huge 66-44 lead at the half.
A team led by the All-Star duo of Antetokounmpo and Lillard, Milwaukee was expected to make a run in the second half. No fightback happened, and the Bucks went on to falter in their first road game of the season.
Unlikely top scorer for Milwaukee
For the first time this season, Milwaukee was led in scoring by a player not named Giannis Antetokounmpo or Damian Lillard.
Malik Beasley emerged as Milwaukee’s top scorer with 20 points. Giannis only scored 16 points, while Lillard had 15. Khris Middleton added 16 points, while Bobby Portis Jr. had 10.
Toronto’s starters all scored in double figures and had three players tallying double-double games in a massive performance that hiked the Raptors’ record to 2-3.
Pascal Siakam topped Toronto with 26 points. Dennis Schroder finished with 24 points and 11 assists, Scottie Barnes had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Jakob Poeltl tallied 14 points and 11 boards.
