It wasn’t pretty at multiple periods throughout the night, but the Milwaukee Bucks dug into to seal a massive 105-92 victory over the Toronto Raptors that helped them to earn the series tiebreaker.
The Bucks capitalized early on the Raptors’ sloppy start, but the tables turned shortly thereafter when Toronto regrouped after a timeout. After briefly knotting things up near the two-minute mark, the Raptors held a 25-22 edge through one.
Milwaukee quickly regained the lead from the Raptors to open up the second quarter. While the Raptors promptly countered minutes later, the Bucks held firm to carry a 56-47 lead into the halftime break.