MILWAUKEE (AP) – Junior Holiday scored a season-high 37 points as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Toronto Raptors 130-122 on Tuesday night.
The Bucks, playing without Giannis Antetokounmpo for the fourth consecutive game, shot 19-for-39 (49 percent) from 3-point range.
Fred Van Vleet led Toronto with 39 points. Gary Trent Jr. added 28 points and Pascal Siakam added 23 points.
Several players brawled near the Bucks’ basket and action was stopped at 6:40 of the fourth quarter with Milwaukee leading 113–110. Milwaukee’s Brook Lopez was fouled and ejected for two technical fouls. Toronto’s Ozzie Anunobi and Jamal Magloire were also called technicals on the play. No foul shots were awarded.
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Lopez scored 15 of his 19 points in the third quarter before being fouled.
The Bucks enter the three-day break at 2-2 without Antetokounmpo. The two-time MVP and fourth-leading scorer in the league has sore knees.
After a stellar first three quarters, Milwaukee never relinquished the lead in the fourth, scoring nine points from Holliday.
The Bucks led by 10 points after the first quarter, and the Raptors led by seven points. The Bucks grabbed the lead in the third period and held an eight-point advantage heading into the final quarter.
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Raptors: Entering Tuesday, Toronto leads the league in steals per game (9.4). OG Anunoby led the league in assists (2.2) and Gary Trent Jr. was tied for fourth (1.7).
Bucks: Coach Mike Budenholzer said he hopes Antetokounmpo “will be ready to go soon, but we have to take it with him every day. He’s been doing a lot of work in the weight room, he’s been doing some work on the court.” Well, he’s doing some of his warm-ups.” … Khris Middleton missed his 17th straight game with right knee pain.
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Raptors: Thursday at Minnesota.
Bucks: Saturday in Cleveland.
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