Fred VanVleet #23 of the Toronto Raptors drives to the basket against Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks during the second half of a game at Fiserv Forum on February 18, 2021 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Stacy Revere/Getty Images/AFP
The Toronto Raptors secured a thumping 110-96 victory in Milwaukee on Thursday as the Bucks stumbled to a fifth straight defeat.
Norman Powell had 29 points for the Raptors with Pascal Siakam adding 27 points for the visitors.
Norman Powell (29 PTS) and Pascal Siakam (27 PTS) push the @Raptors past Milwaukee! #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/3lTwCeXHhy
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2021
Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks scorers with 23 points but had a frustrating night, shooting just eight of 20 attempts and missing all four attempts from beyond the arc.
The Raptors improved to 14-15 with the win, while the Bucks fell to 16-13.
Despite the loss, Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer was able to take positives from the defeat.
“It’s hard going through what we’re doing,” Budenholzer told reporters. “We lost again tonight, but the competitiveness, the spirit, was actually better …. we’ve got to build on that.”