Raptors vs. Bucks, Dennis Schroder leads Raptors to win Bucks 130 111

Toronto Raptors will face off in Canada.

For the game, both teams have announced their injury reports.  

The Bucks have ruled out Lindell Wigginton, TyTy Washington Jr. and Marques Bolden.

MarJon Beauchamp has been upgraded to available   

Meanwhile, the Raptors have ruled out Christian Koloko and Precious Achiuwa. 

Milwaukee now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Toronto, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.

Going forward, the Bucks are the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by six points. This will be their first time playing as the favorites on the road this season.

The Bucks lost to the Raptors on the road by a decisive 121-105 margin when the teams last played back in April. Can the Bucks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

Toronto came with the league’s worst scoring offense (99.5 points per game) and worst offensive rating (99.6 points per 100 possessions). They were making 33% of their three-pointers (21st) and just 42.5% of their shots overall (27th). They easily surpassed those numbers against the Bucks.

Adrian Griffin said of the defensive effort. "They were driving, spraying around. Just containing penetration and then having just the discipline to sit down and guard. I thought it was too many straight line drives in the paint and they were spraying around. ... That's partly on us as a staff, so I take blame for that. Just gotta do a better job of preparing them on a nightly basis."

Milwaukee missed all seven of its 3-point shots in the first quarter and 14 of its first 15 attempts from long distance. The Bucks finished 13 for 34 from beyond the arc.

Barnes scored 10 points in the second quarter as Toronto stretched its lead to 66-44 at halftime. Antetokounmpo did not score in the second, missing his only field goal attempt.

Antetokounmpo had 10 points in the third, but Schroder answered with 11 for the Raptors. Toronto took a 95-79 lead to the fourth.

Raptors forward Precious Achiuwa missed his second straight game because of a strained left groin. Achiuwa left Saturday’s loss to the 76ers and has not played since.

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