MILWOKI – Pascal Shiakam had 30 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for the second hat-trick of his career and the Toronto Raptors came from behind to overcome the deficit of 15 points and beat the Milwaukee Bucks by 103-96. .
OG Anunoby added 24 points and helped the Raptors reach 3-0 this season against the defending NBA champions. The Bucks recorded a shooting conversion rate of 33.8%, their lowest this season.
Giannis Antitokoumbo led the Bucks with 30 points, making all 17 of his free throws, but made just six of the 17 shots from the field. He was out of form in both defeats to the Raptors this season, a 97-93 loss to Toronto on December 2 and a 117-111 loss to Milwaukee on January 5.
Fred VanVleet had 17 points for the Raptors and teammate Chris Boucher had 15 points and seven rebounds.
After sitting on the bench for two minutes due to his five fouls, Shiakam returned to the game with 6:46 remaining on the clock. Shiakam with a three-pointer went over the bench of the Bucks, which broke the tie and gave the Raptors a good lead with 5:53 left.
Gary Trent Jr., Scotty Barnes and Kim Birch of Quebec have not played for the Raptors due to injuries.
