Eastern Conference first round
April l5 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada
ESPN
The playoff series opener has not been kind to the Toronto Raptors.
Giannis Antetokounmpo was fantastic, scoring a career-high 28 points on 13-of-18 shooting as the Bucks controlled most of the second half with a 97-83 win, Toronto's ninth consecutive loss in a game one.
Saturday was actually my first time seeing Antetokoummpo play. I'd heard great things, but I watch an obscene amount of college hoops and neglect the NBA quite a bit.
Antetokounmpo was the best player on the floor whenever he was on it. He can shoot from mid-range, he's incredibly strong and athletic, & his passing probably isn't underrated - it should be properly rated - good - but I think that part of Antetokounmpo's game will improve.
And Toronto really stunk over the last quarter and a half of the game.
It was a 68-64 Raptors' lead at about the four-minute mark of the third quarter, but Milwaukee finished the game on a 33-15 run & ended up out-scoring the hosts 51-32 in the second half. All six Bucks who played at least 24 minutes had a positive +/-, including Greg Monroe (+15), who came off the bench to grab a game-high 15 rebounds to go along with 14 points.
Game two is Tuesday.
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