MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) — Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 35 points and 13 rebounds as Milwaukee defeated Toronto 130-112 on Friday at Fiserv Forum.
Damian Lillard scored 26 and grabbed eight boards. Bobby Portis added 15, Khris Middleton scored 13, and Gary Trent Junior dropped 10; all three doing their work off the bench.
Toronto was led by RJ Barrett with 21.
Milwaukee shot 52% from the field including 42% from three-point range. The Bucks also won the rebounding battle 44-43.
It’s the third straight win for the Bucks (23-17), who sit in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, 11 games behind the blazing-hot Cleveland Cavaliers but just three back of New York for third place. They’ll host Philadelphia to close out a four-game homestand on Sunday.
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