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Pascal Siakam scored a game-high 26 points as Toronto Raptors starters dominated in a 130-111 against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.
Jakob Poeltl, Scottie Barnes, OG Anunoby, Dennis Schroder and Siakam all scored in double figures as Toronto (2-3) put together its best offensive performance of the early season.
Barnes was particularly effective with a double-double, scoring 21 points and adding 12 rebounds, five assists and two blocks. The third-year forward also hit four of his six attempts from three with his fellow starters lighting it up from beyond the arc.
Siakam added five three-pointers of his own with the Raptors finishing the game 12-19 from deep (63 per cent). Schroder had a double-double, his third in five games, with 24 points and 11 assists. Poeltl added 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Anunoby chipped in 16 points, finishing a perfect 7-for-7 from the field.
In all, Raptors starters combined to shoot 40-for-59 from the field (68 per cent). Impressively, the Raptors out-rebounded the Bucks 50 to 29 on Wednesday night.
For Milwaukee, star Giannis Antetokounmpo had 16 points and four rebounds, while fellow star Damian Lillard added 15 points. Guard Malik Beasley had a team-high 20 points, going 6-for-9 from three.
The Raptors faced off against long-time assistant Adrian Griffin, who departed the organization this summer to become the Bucks’ head coach.
Toronto welcomed back former head coach Nick Nurse last weekend in a 114-107 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. The Raptors will quickly travel to Philadelphia for a rematch with Nurse and the 76ers on Thursday.
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