Raptors' defense limits Giannis in Toronto

After defeating the Indiana Pacers on Monday, the Milwaukee Bucks lost, 128-100, against the Toronto Raptors in Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday. At the bottom half of a back-to-back, Giannis Antetokounmpo was once more listed as probable with left knee patellar tendinopathy but lasted nearly 24 minutes, tallying 22 points behind 9/14 field goals, all two-pointers, eight rebounds, three assists, and one block.

“Overall, I think we played a very competitive game and did a very good job on defense. I think that Scottie did an outstanding job guarding Giannis. As we know, he’s a very, very hard matchup,” said Serbian head coach Darko Rajakovic, praising Scottie Barnes and the team’s effort to slow down the Greek superstar.

“I’m still a little bit away from feeling 100%, but I’m pretty happy about how today went,” noted Austrian Jakob Poeltl after returning from a back injury.