Raptors: After playing 418 games over seven seasons, Tucker made his playoff debut.
It's not quite groundhog day, but it is now four years in a row for this scenario.
NOTES: Toronto has won 13 of the past 15 regular-season meetings with Milwaukee.
But what hasn't changed is the response that is expected from him.
The Raptors have put themselves into a hole, and the Bucks look risky, particularly with Giannis Antetokounmpo proving himself to be the best player on either team.
With the score tied at 64 and 4:33 left in the period, Toronto was given a gift, as Antetokounmpo was whistled for his 4th foul after going over the back of PJ Tucker while trying to secure a defensive rebound. "Again, it's a credit to him that he sets screens that way and gets away with it and it helps them execute what they want to do".
Lowry himself has taken moderate steps forward after Game 1 struggles each of the past three years. It probably won't be pretty, but Toronto should be up 1-0 at the end of game 1. DeRozan finished with a team-high 27 points, while Lowry scored just four points, his lowest single-game output in a Raptors playoff game.
Ibaka is fortunate the Raptors had two days between games.
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Regardless of what happens in the series, this will certainly be a coming out party for the Greek Freak as he finally takes his terrific regular season form onto the biggest stage.
Prediction: The Raptors' offense usually freezes in the playoffs, but they're good enough to see-off the one-man team the Bucks have become this season. "Maybe you guys from outside can tell us". Besides losing the first game in eight consecutive postseason series, Toronto led the league by overcoming deficits of 10-points or more 21 times this season.
It's about here where there seems to be a difference of opinion.
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"I think that's our challenge in Game 1", Casey said.
Lowry sounds like he will comply but grudgingly.
"Put it this way: I guess I'm going to have to force shots", he said.
He even managed a pass while lying on his back after going down trying to twirl his way through the defence.
"I never put it on anyone else but me".
"I talked to C.J. about it", George said.
In the second half, Bucks coach Jason Kidd relied more on Dellavedova.
"It's on us", Casey said. "But overall, it just wasn't Kyle, it was everybody, all of us".
"You gotta respect his jump shots, he's a very improved jump shooter", Raptors coach Dwane Casey said Friday. Just the physicality, pace of play, speed of play, speed of transition. "And you know what, if we gave it our best shot, we gave it our best shot". "I don't think we should overreact. Everybody getting to spots, cutting harder, screening harder, playing harder period will make Kyle's life a lot easier".
"On paper it all looks good when you make trades and bring in players. but now the second season starts". Brogdon and Dellavedova shut down Lowry's teammates as well, as they missed 20 of 23 shots when defended by one of those players.
The Bucks blitzed DeRozan again on the final possession of the quarter, forcing him to fire the ball to PJ Tucker who had no time or space against Brogdon, as the President blocked his shot easily and the horn sounded.
"His length is unbelievable", Casey said.
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