Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Wildcard Edition
This Tuesday, the (19-24) Toronto Raptors will travel to Milwaukee, WI to take on the (27-16) Milwaukee Bucks. Tipoff will be at 7:30 PM EST inside the Fiserv Forum. This will be the second time that these two teams have matched up this season, as the Bucks won their last meeting, 104-101.
The Raptors are coming into this game after losing to the Atlanta Hawks, 114-103. They struggled on both ends of the floor in that game, as they will have to be more efficient in this game if they want to challenge the Bucks on the road.
The Milwaukee Bucks are entering this one after falling to the Miami Heat, 111-95. They were not good on the offensive end, as they will have to heat up from the floor if they want to take care of business at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Toronto Raptors are currently in 11th place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they trail the first-place Celtics by 12.5 games. On offense, they are scoring 111.8 points per game and they have shit 44.9% from the field. This is the 24th most points scored per game and the second-lowest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Raptors have an adjusted offensive rating of 113.8, which is the 14th-highest rating in the NBA. Pascal Siakam continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 25.7 points per game on 47.8% shooting from the floor. Toronto has also shown that they struggle to consistently knock down shots from behind the arc. They have only made 32.9% of their shots from deep, which is the 29th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. The Toronto Raptors have also shot 79.6% from the line, which is the ninth-highest free-throw shooting percentage.
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On the defensive end of the court, the Raptors have surrendered 111.5 points per game and their opponents have shot 48.9% from the floor. This is the eighth least amount of points given up per game, but the 27th-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Raptors have an adjusted defensive rating of 113.9, which is the 18th lowest rating in the NBA. They have continued to struggle to consistently contest shots near the rim or on the outside, as their opponents have also shot 36.7% from deep. This is the 26th-lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed in the league. The Raptors will need to crash the offensive and defensive glass, as well. They are averaging 42.2 rebounds per game, which is the 22nd most.
Injury Report: Otto Porter Jr. SF (Toe) is out. Fred VanVleet PG (Back) is questionable.
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