Milwaukee will wrap up its regular season when it travels to Toronto on Sunday afternoon. The Bucks had won three straight games prior to its loss to Memphis on Friday, but they have already clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. Toronto is locked into the No. 9 seed in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament and will face Chicago on Wednesday night.
Milwaukee has not lost consecutive games since the middle of January, so it will be trying to keep that streak intact on Sunday afternoon. The Bucks had won five out of six games before losing to Memphis on Friday. They wrapped up the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 105-92 win against Chicago on Wednesday, covering the 5.5-point spread behind a game-high 27 points and 13 rebounds from Bobby Portis. They were without an injured Giannis Antetokounmpo and lost Khris Middleton to an injury early in the game, but they went on a 15-0 run in the third quarter to overcome a 10-point deficit.
HIghlights from last night's effort vs. Grizzlies.
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Antetokounmpo was ruled out before the game due to right knee soreness after posting a triple-double against Washington earlier in the week. He is listed as questionable for this game, but it would be fairly surprising to see him suit up. Middleton, center Brook Lopez and point guard Jrue Holiday are all listed as game-time decisions for this contest. Milwaukee does not have anything tangible to play for, so it is likely that the coaching staff rests several key players. The Bucks rank seventh in the NBA in scoring (117.1) and are facing a Toronto defense that is No. 5 (111.5).