The two top teams in the Eastern Conference met to battle one more time before the end of the regular season. The Toronto Raptors hosted the Milwaukee Bucks in a game that could well decide the fate of the number one seed in the East.
Milwaukee had edged the first two of the sides meetings before the Raptors ran out 123-116 winners back on January 6, Pascal Siakam scored a career-high 30 points en route to victory, and Kawhi Leonard drained 30 of his own. Winning this game and tying the series at two-apiece was imperative, the Raptors needed to show up in a big way.