Game #31: Toronto Raptors 111 - Milwaukee Bucks 90

[consmap]

Starting Lineups:

Raptors

PG - Kyle Lowry
SG - DeMar DeRozan
SF - James Johnson
PF - Luis Scola
C - Bismack Biyombo

Bucks

PG - Michael Carter-Williams
SG - Khris Middleton
SF - Giannis Antetokounmpo
PF - Jabari Parker
C - Greg Monroe


Game Notes

• Following a number of rest days set aside for Christmas celebration, the Raptors meet with the Milwaukee Bucks to duke it out on Boxing Day. Both teams have won their previous games; the Raptors against the Mavericks, and the Bucks against the 76ers.
• DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry led the Raptors in scoring against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. DeRozan dropped 28 points and Lowry put up near triple-double numbers of 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. However, DeRozan also finished with 7 turnovers, and Lowry didn't buy me a Christmas present. Both players are probably aware of these issues and hope to make sure that they don't happen again.
• Efficiency was key for the Milwaukee Bucks when they played the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. Each of their starters, except Greg Monroe, had a field goal percentage of over 65% during the game. (Antetokounmpo: 11-13, Parker: 8-10, Middleton: 8-9, Carter-Williams: 9-13)
• The Milwaukee Bucks are missing two of their point guards due to injury: Greivis Vasquez and Jerryd Bayless. The Toronto Raptors are suffering significant injuries to Jonas Valanciunas and DeMarre Carroll, and minor injuries to James Johnson who did not play on Tuesday. Patrick Patterson also left the game during the second half.
• The length of the Milwaukee Bucks poses a challenge to the Raptors' back court, with the ability to disrupt the flow of the offense by playing passing lanes and contesting shots effectively. At the same time, the Bucks have problems with spacing the floor properly, especially with two of their reliable shooters out with injuries. The Raptors won their last game against the Bucks and hope for the same result on Saturday.

LET'S GO RAPTORS

PS - The other gamethread disappeared so I assumed we needed a new one

[Chr1s1anL]

W.

[CB4Champ]

Tha Raptors Squad fresh off their victory against Disco Dirk Nowitki and Tha Dallas Crew,
Beating One of The hidden Emperors Of Tha Association Disco Dirk and Tha Mavericks

Were relaxing and chilling after the Hard Fought Triumph and Were Wondering About tings



"Yo Fam", Said Demar.."THE SABOTAGER Still a Problem", "Yeah" Sighed Lowry
"Only 2 Repper off the Bench Repped double digit minutes....
"This Can't Go on like this" said Example. "DEMARRE Carrol Got INJURED earlier,
seems he Repped TOO MUCH MINUTES ON THE COURT"

Whos Next? Said Demar, Lowry Got Up. and Said "We have One of The Lethal Young Squads AS the Opponents The Milwaukee Bucks"... "Hmmm" said Example.Michael Carter Williams On that Team? Yeah Said Mista Clutch(Lowry). He Could Be Trouble.. MCW Has All Around Talent and Speed, The thing is Force him to do things Outside his Character..
He Does not Trust his Dribbling game so make him a Shooter, said Demar. "ah Dat" Said Lowry.
So The 2 Brothas Left To their Cribs.

Game Day

Ross was Taking His Practice Shots at the Arena, when James Johnson Came up To him.

"Yo Silky" Said James. "What a Gwan?" said Terrence, James Just Stared At Ross



"Never Hesitate" Said James and Walked To the bench. Ross Just Stood There Thinking "Huh "

As Ross was Contemplating James Johnsons Words



Example Called The Squad Together For a Huddle.. "Listen Fam" said Demar
"The Milwaukee squad's Young but not dumb"
"Wait a Minute" said Lucas Nogueira Brazilian Born Brotha Of Tha Good another of Tha Smiling Assassins
"Aint We young Also?:" said Lucas "Well Technically" Said Example "But We have Learned Patience"
BEBE Lucas looked up into The Sky and Smiled As He saw The Birds Flying inside The Sky..
Then Example Said " We gotta stick together and trust one another, No Let Up!"
"Who ever is On Giannis Antetokounmpo gotta get off him, hes a Younger version of James Johnson"
Giannis Does not Play, He Don't Stop..The Whole Squad Nodded, "Also Jabari Parkers Back"
The Squad Sighed, and thought Giannis and Jabari will Give them Fits.

"Where Jerryd At" said Patman(Patterson),
Patman Talking about Former Good Repper Jerryd "Tha Boy Bay"BAYLESS
Who Some of the Tha Goods(Toronto) Reppers Thought would
POSSIBLY OF BEEN A TOP 3 TO 5 POINT GUARD RIVALLING WESTBROOK AND PAUL IF HE HAD A FAIR CHANCE AT BEING THA GOODS(toronto) POINT GUARD SADLY THE COACHES WERE HOLDING HIM BACK..
"He Injured" Said Luis Scola, The Argentinian Brotha a Veteran on the Squad whos Skills were as still sharp as a 25 year old Repper "Hay que preocuparse por Michael Carter Williams"
WOW!!!, Said Powell a Rookie who rarely reps sadly, "MCW Has Magic Johnson Type Potential"

"Gotta Make MCW Turn the Ball over" said Example. Ross Stood up and Said "I'm On Him"

"Hmm" Said Mista Clutch That Buck Squad much dangerous then what We Thought..
"R and Ging" (run and gunning) All Day
"They Went Blow for Blow With Golden State Fam the 2nd time " Yawned Cory "Motion" Joseph.
"And They BEAT THEM THE FIRST TIME!!!" said Motion Smiling .
"GSW ONLY LOSS" Said Motion Laughing
"This ain't an easy matchup"


The Whole Squad Got Up from the huddle
and was just thinking just what kind of Challenge this Buck squad Would Pose...

Then Suddenly they Heard CAW CAW!
and they Saw a Cara Cara Plancus Eagle found inside brazil, Flew Cross The Sky


Then They Knew GAME TIME..WE REPPING THA KINGDOM TIL CHRIST COMES,
Black, White, Red, Yellow and Brown Repping Christ Inside all towns
And Tha Goods(toronto) Reppers walked to Milwaukees Arena

[Demographic Shift]

Bucks are a deserved 12up and 18down. They are going to start the turnover machine Carter-Williams at the 1. At the 5 is the offensively talented but defensively challenged Greg Monroe. The Greek freak is the oddest type of tweener...SF..PF..PG.. Not quite ready to be a leader and still looking to find his niche.

Raps getting the hospital taxi squad back perhaps and have been able to handle the Bucks pretty well over the last few games.
Trend continues.
Raps W.

[consmap]

I worry about the Raps coming out slow and sluggish after having their Christmas holiday. On top of that they play down to their opponents a lot of the time.

Hopefully CoJo and Pat aren't sick anymore and JJ is back to play. We'll win if the bench can give us something

[tonious35]

Effort on the thread, even if that person was drunk. Drunk effort trumps the sober-Don't-Give-a-shit

[tonious35]

I worry about the Raps coming out slow and sluggish after having their Christmas holiday. On top of that they play down to their opponents a lot of the time.

Hopefully CoJo and Pat aren't sick anymore and JJ is back to play. We'll win if the bench can give us something

Was Lowry missing practice due to Egg Nog over-dose?

[The Great One]

I worry about the Raps coming out slow and sluggish after having their Christmas holiday. On top of that they play down to their opponents a lot of the time.

Hopefully CoJo and Pat aren't sick anymore and JJ is back to play. We'll win if the bench can give us something

Trap game.

[tonious35]

3 pm MT! I will have stream access at work and can finish the game before work ends, yes!!! Double edge sword, I might throw an attitude at my customers if they play like Bi-Polar-Bears as suspected

[JWash]

Possible JV could also be back for this one

[rocwell]

Possible JV could also be back for this one

He's still drunk.

[tonious35]

He's still drunk.

Thank god for holiday spare time

[tonious35]

Waiting for the game to start at work. Just watched 4 last episodes of Game of Thrones last night to catch up. That youngest Viper girl sure got some perky tits, and the Cersei in the final episode did not make sense until it was noted that it was Lena Heady's body double who sported the tits

[iblastoff]

this game has terrence ross's number all over it.

[Chr1s1anL]

That pic is hilarious