MILWAUKEE, WI (LEARFIELD-WSAU) The Milwaukee Bucks have lost six straight games to Toronto, after falling 92-to-89 last night at the B-M-O Harris Bradley Center. Brandon Knight missed a three-pointer which could have tied the game with seven-point-nine seconds left, and O-J Mayo committed a turnover near mid-court as time ran out.
The Bucks trailed by nine at the half. They were down six after three quarters, when Bucks’ coach Jason Kidd was given a technical for arguing with the officials. Milwaukee managed to take a one-point lead with just over five-and-a-half minutes left, when Toronto scored seven straight points to go in front for good.
Knight scored 20 points, and Ersan Ilyasova added 14 for Milwaukee. The Raptors had 20 offensive rebounds and 21 second-chance points. Kyle Lowry scored 18 for Toronto, and Raptors star DeMar DeRozan went scoreless for the first time since April of 2010. He went 0-for-9 from the floor. T
oronto’s victory was only the third in its last eight games. The Bucks have lost two-of-three overall. They’ll host Utah on Thursday night.
