Lillard scores 37, Bucks overcome Antetokounmpo's absence to beat Raptors 128-112
TORONTO (AP) Damian Lillard had 37 points and a season-high 13 assists, Malik Beasley scored a season-high 30 points and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame Giannis Antetokounmpo’s absence to beat the Toronto Raptors 128-112 on Wednesday night.
“The situation was right for it,” Lillard said of his big night. “With Giannis not playing I knew I would have more responsibility, I knew I would have to be more aggressive and kind of assert myself from a playmaking and scoring standpoint.”
Antetokounmpo missed his first game of the season after playing the first 10, sitting out because of a strained right calf. He played 35 minutes in Monday’s win over Chicago, finishing with 35 points and 11 rebounds. The 7-footer is averaging 29.5 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists.
Bobby Portis scored 18 points for Milwaukee and Cameron Payne had 13.
Lillard shot 9 for 18 and made 15 of 16 at the free throw line.
“That’s the Dame we all know,” Milwaukee’s Brook Lopez said. “It was great to see him in a good rhythm, comfortable out there and leading the team.”
The Bucks finished 20 for 39 from long range, matching a season-high for made 3-pointers. Lillard made 4 of 10 while Beasley shot 8 for 11 from deep.
“He made a lot of timely shots,” Bucks coach Adrian Griffin said of Beasley. “That’s what he’s here for. He’s an unbelievable shooter.”
Milwaukee avenged a loss at Toronto and won for the second time since Lillard returned after missing two games because of a sore right calf.
“He took control of the game early,” Griffin said of Lillard. “He’s a master at picking his spots and navigating through screens.”
Bucks guard MarJon Beauchamp scored four points in 10 minutes before leaving because of a sprained right ankle.
Scottie Barnes scored 29 points for Toronto. Jakob Poeltl had 13 points and 11 rebounds.
The Raptors fell behind by 20-plus points for the second straight game. Toronto rallied from a 71-48 deficit to beat Washington 111-107 on Monday but didn’t have enough to recover against the Bucks.
“The guys starting the game, they’ve got to bring it more,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said.
Beasley connected from long range to put Milwaukee up 93-60 with 5:05 left in the third quarter, Toronto’s biggest deficit of the season.
Raptors forward O.G. Anunoby missed his second straight game because of a cut finger on his right hand while guard Gary Trent Jr. (plantar fasciitis, right foot) sat for a third straight.
With Anunoby out, rookie Gradey Dick made his first start for Toronto. Dick, who turns 20 on November 20, became the third teenager to start a game for the Raptors. Tracy McGrady and Chris Bosh were the others.
Toronto led 8-2 early but the Bucks replied with a 17-0 run and never trailed again. Milwaukee led 36-21 after one quarter and 70-47 at the half.
UP NEXT
Bucks: Milwaukee visits the Charlotte Hornets on Friday in an In-Season Tournament game.
Raptors: Toronto begins tournament play by hosting the Boston Celtics on Friday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Brook Lopez vs. Jakob Poeltl (Andre Jackson Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 |  | Brook Lopez misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 11:43 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:40 | | Khris Middleton turnover (bad pass) (Gradey Dick steals) | ||
| 11:21 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Jakob Poeltl shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 11:11 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 11:11 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 |
| 10:52 | | +3 | Scottie Barnes makes three point jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 2-3 |
| 10:39 | | Damian Lillard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Andre Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | Andre Jackson Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:25 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Scottie Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | +3 | Dennis Schroder makes three point jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 2-6 |
| 10:05 | | Damian Lillard turnover (lost ball) (Dennis Schroder steals) | ||
| 9:54 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point cutting layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 2-8 |
| 9:54 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:40 | | +2 | Malik Beasley makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 4-8 |
| 9:29 | | Gradey Dick offensive foul (Off the ball) (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 9:29 | | Gradey Dick turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:17 | | Damian Lillard turnover (bad pass) (Jakob Poeltl steals) | ||
| 9:06 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (bad pass) (Brook Lopez steals) | ||
| 8:51 | | Raptors technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 8:51 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 5-8 |
| 8:44 | | +3 | Khris Middleton makes three point pullup jump shot | 8-8 |
| 8:19 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:16 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | Brook Lopez blocks Jakob Poeltl's two point tip layup | ||
| 8:13 | | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:53 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | Khris Middleton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Andre Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point driving finger roll layup (Brook Lopez assists) | 10-8 |
| 7:19 | | Jakob Poeltl misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 7:17 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point running jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 13-8 |
| 7:09 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:56 | | Gradey Dick misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Pat Connaughton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | +3 | Damian Lillard makes three point pullup jump shot | 16-8 |
| 6:36 | | Bobby Portis personal foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | ||
| 6:27 | | Malachi Flynn misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:23 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point running jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 19-8 |
| 5:56 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving layup (Gradey Dick assists) | 19-10 |
| 5:54 | | Dennis Schroder personal foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 5:40 | | Jakob Poeltl blocks Damian Lillard's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:38 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | Malachi Flynn misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:28 | | Pat Connaughton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Damian Lillard assists) | 21-10 |
| 5:02 | | Chris Boucher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | Bobby Portis misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:46 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point cutting layup (Pascal Siakam assists) | 21-12 |
| 4:20 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point driving finger roll layup | 23-12 |
| 4:20 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:00 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:56 | | Chris Boucher offensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | Bobby Portis blocks Chris Boucher's two point layup | ||
| 3:52 | | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | +2 | Thanasis Antetokounmpo makes two point running layup (Damian Lillard assists) | 25-12 |
| 3:41 | | Malachi Flynn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:37 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:32 | | Pat Connaughton defensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | Thanasis Antetokounmpo misses two point cutting finger roll layup | ||
| 3:14 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point running layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 25-14 |
| 2:56 | | Pascal Siakam shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 2:56 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-14 |
| 2:56 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-14 |
| 2:35 | | +2 | Malachi Flynn makes two point pullup jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 27-16 |
| 2:20 | | Chris Boucher shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 2:20 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-16 |
| 2:20 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-16 |
| 2:06 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 2:04 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | +3 | Bobby Portis makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 32-16 |
| 1:42 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point driving floating jump shot | 32-18 |
| 1:30 | | Damian Lillard turnover (bad pass) (Scottie Barnes steals) | ||
| 1:25 | | Chris Boucher turnover (lost ball) (MarJon Beauchamp steals) | ||
| 1:21 | | +2 | MarJon Beauchamp makes two point running layup | 34-18 |
| 1:00 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point driving hook shot (Malachi Flynn assists) | 34-20 |
| 0:50 | | Pat Connaughton offensive foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 0:50 | | Pat Connaughton turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:41 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:39 | | Bucks defensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:25 | | Bobby Portis offensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | +2 | Cameron Payne makes two point stepback jump shot | 36-20 |
| 0:06 | | Thanasis Antetokounmpo personal foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Thanasis Antetokounmpo technical foul (Flopping) | ||
| 0:00 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 36-21 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point driving hook shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 36-23 |
| 11:23 | | +2 | Khris Middleton makes two point jump shot | 38-23 |
| 11:04 | | Khris Middleton personal foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 10:53 | | Jalen McDaniels misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:51 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | Cameron Payne misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:37 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Scottie Barnes turnover (lost ball) (Khris Middleton steals) | ||
| 10:29 | | Jalen McDaniels blocks Khris Middleton's two point layup | ||
| 10:28 | | Khris Middleton offensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Khris Middleton turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 10:25 | | MarJon Beauchamp personal foul (Loose ball) (Malachi Flynn draws the foul) | ||
| 10:06 | | Jalen McDaniels turnover (lost ball) (Khris Middleton steals) | ||
| 9:59 | | +2 | MarJon Beauchamp makes two point cutting dunk (Cameron Payne assists) | 40-23 |
| 9:43 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point driving floating jump shot | 40-25 |
| 9:26 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point jump shot (MarJon Beauchamp assists) | 42-25 |
| 9:17 | | +2 | Malachi Flynn makes two point driving finger roll layup | 42-27 |
| 9:17 | | MarJon Beauchamp shooting foul (Malachi Flynn draws the foul) | ||
| 9:17 | | +1 | Malachi Flynn makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 42-28 |
| 8:54 | | Precious Achiuwa blocks MarJon Beauchamp's two point layup | ||
| 8:51 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:38 | | Scottie Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | Bobby Portis shooting foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 8:38 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-29 |
| 8:38 | | Scottie Barnes misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:35 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | Jalen McDaniels misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:23 | | Cameron Payne defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | Precious Achiuwa shooting foul (Cameron Payne draws the foul) | ||
| 8:21 | | +1 | Cameron Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-29 |
| 8:21 | | +1 | Cameron Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-29 |
| 8:05 | | Precious Achiuwa turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:50 | | Malachi Flynn blocks Cameron Payne's two point layup | ||
| 7:47 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | +2 | Jalen McDaniels makes two point running dunk (Scottie Barnes assists) | 44-31 |
| 7:26 | | +3 | Cameron Payne makes three point stepback jump shot (Brook Lopez assists) | 47-31 |
| 7:17 | | +3 | Precious Achiuwa makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 47-34 |
| 6:51 | | Brook Lopez misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Thanasis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | Thanasis Antetokounmpo misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:39 | | Thanasis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | Precious Achiuwa personal foul (Thanasis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 6:39 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:29 | | Pat Connaughton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:24 | | Raptors defensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | Malik Beasley personal foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | ||
| 6:09 | | +1 | Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-35 |
| 6:09 | | +1 | Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-36 |
| 5:51 | | Precious Achiuwa blocks Damian Lillard's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:46 | | Brook Lopez offensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point tip layup | 49-36 |
| 5:37 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 49-38 |
| 5:20 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:17 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | Dennis Schroder turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:04 | | Dennis Schroder personal foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 5:00 | | Jakob Poeltl shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 5:00 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-38 |
| 5:00 | | Damian Lillard misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:58 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | +2 | Gradey Dick makes two point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 50-40 |
| 4:35 | | Gradey Dick personal foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 4:35 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 51-40 |
| 4:35 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 52-40 |
| 4:26 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:24 | | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | Damian Lillard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:14 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | Gradey Dick misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:58 | | Pat Connaughton defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Bobby Portis misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:47 | | Pat Connaughton offensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 |