Bucks Defeat Raptors 130-122 Thanks to a Season-high 37 Points by Holiday

The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Toronto Raptors 130-122 on Tuesday night with a season-high 37 points from Jrue Holiday.

For the fourth game in a row, the Bucks played without Giannis Antetokounmpo, and they shot 19 of 39 (39%).

Fred Van Vleet scored 39 points to lead Toronto. Pascal Siakam scored 23 points, while Gary Trent Jr. added 28.

At 6:40 in the fourth quarter, with Milwaukee leading 113-110, play was stopped due to an altercation involving several players near the Bucks’ basket. Brook Lopez of Milwaukee was dismissed after receiving two technical fouls. Toronto’s O.G. also had technicals called. On the play, Anunoby and Jamaal Magloire. There were no foul shots awarded.

Before being sent off in the third quarter, Lopez scored 15 of his 19 points.

The Bucks have played 2-2 without Antetokounmpo going into their three-day break. The four-time leading scorer in the league and two-time MVP is experiencing left knee pain.

Due to Holiday’s nine points, Milwaukee maintained its lead throughout the fourth quarter after the first three were closely contested.

At the end of the first quarter, the Bucks were up by 10 points, and the Raptors were ahead by 7 at the break. The Bucks took control in the third period and led by eight points going into the fourth.

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Toronto was the league leader in steals per game (9.4) as of Tuesday. O.G. Anunoby and Gary Trent Jr. were the league’s top scorers with (2.2). was tied for fourth (1.7).

Bucks: Coach Mike Budenholzer said he expects Antetokounmpo “to be ready to go soon, but we’ve just got to take it day by day with him. He is working hard in the gym, making progress on the court, and performing some warm-up exercises.” … Due to right knee pain, Khris Middleton missed his 17th straight game.

Source:basketballnews.com