 | Toronto | 92 | Final Box Score | 89 | Milwaukee |  |
 B+ | N. Powell31 MIN, 8 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 3-6 FG, 2-2 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 2 TO, 5 +/- Powell still hasn’t missed a three as starter! This wasn’t a huge offensive show for Powell, but he was huge when the Raptors made a run in the first half, and the beginning of the third quarter. In the fourth, he wasn’t as great, picking up some fouls down the stretch. Norman played well again and will be huge for the Raptors moving into the second round. | |
 C- | D. Carroll13 MIN, 6 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST, 0 STL, 2-4 FG, 2-3 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 1 TO, 3 +/- Didn’t get a ton of run tonight, playing only 13 minutes. Got bumped in the rotation tonight for increased minutes from Patterson. Made two threes at key times, but continued to struggle on the defensive end. This just wasn’t Carroll’s series. | |
 B- | S. Ibaka31 MIN, 7 PTS, 11 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 2-7 FG, 1-3 3FG, 2-2 FT, 2 BLK, 1 TO, 1 +/- Didn’t have his shot going tonight, finishing the game with 7 points, on 2/6 shooting, 1/3 from deep. His defense in the first half was much better than it was in the second half. Pulled down 11 rebounds, but wasn’t his best in the fourth quarter. Ibaka was great this series, his defense against the Bucks was huge, and had some great scoring games, it will be interesting to see what he can bring to the table in the next round. | |
 A | K. Lowry44 MIN, 13 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL, 5-9 FG, 1-4 3FG, 2-4 FT, 1 BLK, 2 TO, 7 +/- This wasn’t Lowry’s best scoring night, finishing the game with 13 points on 5/9 shooting. But Lowry did everything else on the floor, found teammates with 4 assists, played great defense even when he was mismatched, drew charges, and scored effcientely. | |
 A+ | D. DeRozan40 MIN, 32 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 5 STL, 12-24 FG, 0-3 3FG, 8-9 FT, 0 BLK, 3 TO, 5 +/- DeRozan was unbelievable tonight! It seemed like anytime he went to the basket no matter how much contact he got, he scored. That dunk in the final minute of regulation was clutch! He was also excellent at recognizing the double teams, and setting up his teammates. This was his best game of the series by far, as DeRozan did a lot of the heavy lifting offensively. | |
 B+ | P. Patterson23 MIN, 7 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 2 STL, 2-4 FG, 1-3 3FG, 2-2 FT, 0 BLK, 1 TO, -3 +/- Patterson’s defense was huge tonight! No one was stopping Giannis, but Patterson did a great job down the stretch helping shut down some of the Bucks main scorers. | |
 B+ | P. Tucker21 MIN, 4 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 1-4 FG, 1-2 3FG, 1-2 FT, 1 BLK, 3 TO, -9 +/- Tucker’s had another great defensive game tonight. His offense was never there for him this series, but was tasked to check the Bucks best scorers in Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Khris Middleton. Got into foul trouble with some very questionable calls late down the stretch, and his defense was missed when he was forced off late. | |
 B | J. Valanciunas17 MIN, 6 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 2-6 FG, 0-0 3FG, 2-2 FT, 0 BLK, 1 TO, 4 +/- Had a really really good stretch in the first quarter when Ibaka got into foul trouble. Playing some great defense on Greg Monroe, scoring nicely in the pick and roll, staying aggressive on the offensive end, and pulling down five quick rebounds. When he came in at the end of the third quarter, the Bucks went on a big run. Valanciunas’ defense wasn’t great during that stretch, as the Bucks scored a ton of points around the rim. Still another good showing off the bench for him. | |
 C | C. Joseph15 MIN, 5 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 1-4 FG, 1-2 3FG, 2-2 FT, 0 BLK, 0 TO, -1 +/- Cory was very very bad for a large part of this game. Came into the fourth quarter when Powell got into foul trouble, and changed the game in a big way. Made a HUGE three, and some clutch free throws when the Raptors couldn’t buy a bucket. This wasn’t a great series for Joseph, maybe his size and game didn’t match up well against the Bucks, but late down the stretch tonight he came through for the Raptors. | |
 B | D. Wright6 MIN, 4 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 2-2 FG, 0-0 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 0 TO, 3 +/- Played five minutes in the start of the second quarter, and was impressive in his short amount of time. Had a really nifty pump-fake on John Henson, and did a good job facilitating the offense. | |
 B | Dwane Casey Stuck to his game plan for much of this one, had some interesting lineups down the stretch when fouls became an issue. Called some well-timed timeouts tonight when the Bucks were going on a run, halting the runs from getting uglier. | |
Things We Saw
- DeMar DeRozan was huge tonight, I can’t get over how good he was. From tip-off he came out attacking, carrying the Raptors offense for a majority of the game. Got a lot of his points attacking the rim tonight, and was huge on the dunk that sealed the series.
- This game was really tense.. The Raptors had a 23 point lead in the third quarter, that evaporated in the fourth with the Bucks taking a two-point lead in crunch time. The Raptors would finish out the game with some inspiring play, but they never seem to make things easy. Giannis was huge this series, and I fear what he will do in the future to this Eastern Conference
- I’m still very confident that this is the best Raptors team of all-time. The semis against Cleveland will be a great test, and will hopefully be a tighter series compared to last year’s Eastern Conference Finals.
- THE RAPTORS ARE MOVING ONTO THE NEXT ROUND
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