Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 points (14 in the paint), 12 rebounds and 10 assists, his fourth triple-double of the season, and the Milwaukee Bucks went on a 17-2 run that bridged the third and fourth quarters to beat the Toronto Raptors 118-111.
The Raptors led 95-87 with 8.3 seconds left in the third quarter. Brook Lopez’s driving dunk put the Bucks ahead for good with 10:15 left in the fourth quarter. He scored 10 points during the run, and they led 104-97 with 5:40 left.
The Raptors got within 107-105 on Fred VanVleet’s 28-foot step-back 3-pointer with 2:59 to play, but Jevon Carter answered with a corner 3-pointer, and the Raptors got no closer than 110-107.
During clutch time, the Bucks outscored the Raptors 11-7. Lopez scored 6 of the Bucks’ 11 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Lopez scored 26 points on 9 for 15 shooting, and Khris Middleton added 20 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 8 rebounds. The Bucks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Raptors, VanVleet had 23 points and 11 assists, and OG Anunoby added 22 points on 8 for 12 shooting. Jakob Poeltl scored 20 points. The Raptors had 3 20-point scorers.
The Bucks shot 52.4% from the field to the Raptors’ 44.4%. The Raptors got 9 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Bucks outscored the Raptors 14-2 in 5 minutes with Lopez, Middleton, Portis, Allen and Carter on the floor together.