Milwaukee puts home win streak on the line against Toronto

Jan 16, 2025, 07:03 am

Toronto Raptors (10-31, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (22-17, fourth in the Eastern Conference)

Milwaukee; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee will try to keep its three-game home win streak alive when the Bucks play Toronto.

The Bucks are 18-15 against Eastern Conference opponents. Milwaukee scores 113.4 points while outscoring opponents by 2.3 points per game.

The Raptors have gone 6-20 against Eastern Conference opponents. Toronto is fourth in the Eastern Conference with 28.8 assists per game led by RJ Barrett averaging 5.9.

The Bucks average 113.4 points per game, 4.8 fewer points than the 118.2 the Raptors give up. The Raptors average 11.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.4 fewer made shots on average than the 13.9 per game the Bucks allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 31.3 points, 11.8 rebounds and 6.1 assists for the Bucks.

Scottie Barnes is scoring 20.3 points per game and averaging 8.0 rebounds for the Raptors.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bucks: 6-4, averaging 115.9 points, 46.9 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 7.8 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.9 points per game.

Raptors: 3-7, averaging 106.1 points, 42.2 rebounds, 28.4 assists, 8.0 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.3 points.

INJURIES: Bucks: Andre Jackson Jr.: day to day (hip), Gary Trent Jr.: day to day (hip).

Raptors: Immanuel Quickley: day to day (hip).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.