Fred VanVleet scored 33 points, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 124-113.
Pascal Siakam’s 10-foot floater put the Raptors ahead for good with 10:41 left in the fourth quarter.
The Bucks got within 103-101 on Bobby Portis’ 3-pointer with 9:14 to play, but VanVleet answered with a pull-up 3-pointer, and the Bucks got no closer than 106-103.
Siakam had 23 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists but shot 8 for 23, and Kyle Lowry added 18 points (9 on 3 3-pointers) and 6 assists.
For the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points (18 in the paint), 10 rebounds, 8 assists and a season-high 5 steals, and Donte DiVincenzo went 1 for 8 from 3. Pat Connaughton had a season-high 20 points and 3 blocks off the bench.
The Raptors shot 50.5% from the field and 39.5% from 3 to the Bucks’ 48.2% and 37.8%. The Bucks got 5 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Bucks’ starters were outscored 53-39 in 16 minutes together.