Shock and awe in Toronto, Bucks explode with Lillard and Beasley on night Antetokounmpo is out

Giannis Antetokounmpo is out with a right calf problem, Jae Crowder will be in the box for a while, but the Bucks were magical in Toronto early Thursday (11/16). They defeated the Raptors 128-112, in a game where the difference reached 33 points thanks to great performances from Damian Lillard and Malik Beasley.

Milwaukee moved to 7-4 (5-1 home and 2-3 away) on the night the Greek Freak lost its first game of the season. Lillard was Portland’s Lillard (37 points, 5/8 2-pointers, 4/10 3-pointers, 15/16 shots, 4 rebounds, 13 assists, 2 steals), Beasley did things and wonders on the execution side (30 points, 3 /3 2-points, 8/11 3-points) and the night turned into a walk.

Rookie Andre Jackson took Antetokounmpo’s place in the starting five, Brook Lopez hit a crazy triple-double (10 points, 8 rebounds, 7 blocks), Pat Connaughton and Bobby Portis were the first changes, with Adrian Griffin watching the game a little. .. worried, a little heavy, a little disappointed, maybe because the season didn’t start well.

The Raptors fell to 5-6 (3-3 home and 2-3 away), with youngster Scotty Barnes being great, but from there Pascal Siakam – Dennis Schroeder was mediocrity. Darko Rajakovic was without OJ Anunoby and Gary Trent, the Toronto team shot poorly and suffered a fair defeat that could have been even worse.

The Bucks set the stage early for an easy night, finishing the first period at +15 (36-21), with Lillard having 14 points and five assists, and had a halftime lead of 23 points, Dame at 24 (12/13 Shots) and Beasley to 16. The Stags shot well from distance, didn’t give the Raptors a chance until early to mid-fourth quarter, but even then didn’t give them any room to believe they could pull off a crazy upset.

52-34 points on stick, 16-9 points on surprise, 39-40 points on substitute, 16-20 points on opponent’s errors, 24-9 points on second chances, there was no tie or change in the lead of the race .

The Bucks’ next opponent is the Charlotte Hornets on the road (early Saturday, November 18, 2 a.m.) in the in-season tournament.

THE DODECALEPTA: 21-36, 47-70, 79-100, 112-128

TORONTO RAPTORS (Darko Rajakovic): Dick 11 (1/6 3-pointers, 6/6 shots), Siakam 11 (4/9 shots, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 turnovers), Poultle 13 (6/10 2-points, 11 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 blocks), Barnes 29 (8/16 2-pointers, 3/3 3-pointers, 4/5 shots, 9 rebounds, 7 assists), Schroeder 9 (2/9 shots, 3 rebounds, 5 Assists, 2 steals), Flynn 7 (0/8 3-pointers, 3 rebounds, 5 assists), Bouche 9 (1 3-pointers, 9 rebounds), Atshua 11 (1), Porter, McDaniels 7 (1), Temple 3 (1), Young, Nowell 2

MILWAUKEE BUCKS (Adrian Griffin): Middleton 11 (1 3-pointer, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals in 20 minutes), Jackson, Lopez 10 (1 3-pointer, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 7 blocks), Beasley 30 (8 /11 3-pointers, 4 rebounds), Lillard 37 (5/8 2-pointers, 4/10 3-pointers, 15/16 shots, 4 rebounds, 13 assists, 2 steals), Portis 18 (2 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks), Connaughton 3 (1 3-pointer, 7 rebounds), Botchamp 4, Thanasis Antetokounmpo 2 (1/5 2-pointer, 2 rebounds), Payne 13 (3/4 3-pointer), Green, Washington, Wigginton, Robin Lopez

Toronto Raptors team stats: 29/63 2-pointers, 9/33 3-pointers, 27/31 shots, 61 rebounds, 28 assists, 10 steals, 8 blocks, 14 turnovers, 19 fouls

Milwaukee Bucks team stats: 24/46 2-pointers, 20/39 3-pointers, 20/21 shots, 43 rebounds, 25 assists, 8 steals, 9 blocks, 13 turnovers, 25 fouls