Tweet
vs. 
Projected Starters
| Toronto | Milwaukee |
| PG - Kyle Lowry | PG - Michael Carter-Williams |
| SG - Demar Derozan | SG - Khris Middleton |
| SF - Demarre Carroll | SF - Giannis etc. |
| PF - Luis Scola | PF - Johnny O'Bryant |
| C - Jonas Valanciunas | C - Greg Monroe |
Last Meeting
GAME 49 - FEBRUARY 2, 2015
MILWAUKEE 82, TORONTO 75
Khris Middleton scored 25 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and the Bucks snapped a six-game losing streak against Toronto with an 82-75 victory … Jared Dudley scored 14 points and John Henson had 12 for the Bucks, who never trailed despite playing the final 28 minutes with only eight players … They held on for their fourth consecutive win while scoring just nine points in the fourth quarter … Jonas Valanciunas had 12 points and 13 rebounds, DeMar DeRozan scored 16 and Lou Williams 12 for the Raptors, who had won six straight … Toronto's 75 points were a season low … Kenyon Martin scored 9 seconds into the fourth to give the Bucks a 75-60 lead, but they didn't score again for more than eight minutes … Back-to-back 3-pointers by Patrick Patterson and Greivis Vasquez brought Toronto to 75-68 at 8:24 … Tyler Hansbrough tipped in a missed shot by Williams to tie it at 75 with 3:45 left before Antetokounmpo finally snapped Milwaukee's scoring drought by making one of two from the line at 3:26 … The Bucks missed 15 straight field goal attempts before Dudley's 3 at 2:08 gave them a 79-75 edge.
Noteworthy
• The Toronto Raptors return home to host the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors won two of three meetings with the Bucks last season. Following Sunday’s game, Toronto will play 10 of its next 12 games on the road starting Tuesday at Dallas.
• With Friday’s victory at Boston, head coach Dwane Casey tied Sam Mitchell’s team record of 156 coaching victoies. The Raptors have improved their overall record in four consecutive seasons (2011-15) under Casey, marking the first time this has happened in team history. Casey has earned 156 victories in 314 games as Raptors coach. Mitchell took 343 games to record his 156th win. Miami’s Erik Spoelstra (2008), Indiana’s Frank Vogel (2011) and Casey (2011) are the longest tenured coaches in the Eastern Conference.
• Dwane Casey has coached 50 different players during his Toronto tenure. DeMar DeRozan is the only player that has played continuously for Casey since his first season in 2011-12.
• Toronto’s trio of DeMar DeRozan (25 points), Kyle Lowry (23 points) and Jonas Valanciunas (21 points) started together on opening-night for a fourth consecutive year. According to Elias, it was the first time in over a year that three Raptor starters finished with 20 or more points in the same game. Last: April 4, 2014 vs. Indiana - Terrence Ross (24), Jonas Valanciunas (22) and DeMar DeRozan (20).
• Kyle Lowry recorded his 1,500th assist as a member of the Raptors Oct. 28 vs. Indiana. He is the fifth player in team history to reach 1,500 assists with the club - Jose Calderon (3,770), Alvin Williams (1,791), Damon Stoudamire (1,761) and Vince Carter (1,553).
• Through two games, DeMar DeRozan is averaging 24.0 points while shooting .733 (22-for-30) at the free throw line. DeRozan led the team in free throws made and attempted last season, ranking eighth and 12th in the league, respectively. DeRozan shot a career-best .832 percent (361-for-434) from the foul line last year, his fifth consecutive season above 80 per cent.
• The Raptors have a +25 (103-to-78) rebounding differential after two games. Toronto has collected at least 50 rebounds in back-to-back games, something the team did twice last season (Jan. 19-21 & Nov. 28-30). The Raptors have grabbed 50+ rebounds in three straight games once in team history - Dec. 19-22, 1999. Jonas Valanciunas leads the team with 25 rebounds this season, including a career-high 14 defensive rebounds in the season-opener Oct. 28 vs. Indiana.
• Toronto has held its opponent to less than 40 per cent shooting from the field in consecutive games (Oct. 28-30) for the first time since Nov. 7-9, 2014. The Raptors were 10-1 last season when opponents shot below 40 per cent from the floor. Through two games, opponents are shooting .374 (64-for-171).
• Luis Scola signed with the Raptors on July 15 after two seasons with Indiana. Scola was named MVP of the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship after helping Argentina secure a berth at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Scola averaged 21.1 points and 10.1 in 10 games at the tournament.
• Former Raptor Greivis Vasquez returns to Toronto for the first time since being dealt to Milwaukee on draft night for the draft rights to the 46th overall selection, Norman Powell. Vasquez averaged 9.5 points, 3.7 assists and 23.1 minutes in 143 career games (34 starts) with the Raptors. He shot .383 (226-for-590) from the field.
• DeMarre Carroll is shooting .455 (5-for-11) from three-point range after shooting .379 (11-for-29) from beyond the arc in seven preseason games. Carroll posted career bests in three-point field goal percentage (.395) and three-point field goals made (120) with Atlanta last season.
Go Raps!
Comment