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The Milwaukee Bucks end the regular season with a road loss to the Toronto Raptors

The Bucks won their season series with the Raptors, 3-1.

Matthew Dugandzic

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The Milwaukee Bucks ended the regular season with a 121-105 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night.

The Bucks used their reserves in the road game. Top guns such as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, and Jrue Holiday didn’t suit up.

Best record in the league

There was no need for them to use their stars with their place in the playoffs already sealed.

Milwaukee finished the regular season with the best record in the league, a feat that netted them the number one overall seed that comes with home-court advantage in all of the playoff series that they will be playing.

The Bucks finished the season with a 58-24 record, going 32-9 at home and a decent 26-15 on the road.

They won their season series with the Raptors, 3-1.

Milwaukee is the overall number seed for the first time since 2020. Their opponent in the first round of playoffs will be determined after the conclusion of the play-in tournament in the East.

Lindell Wigginton paced the Bucks with 17 points, Bobby Portis Jr. tallied 16, while Goran Dragic and Thanasis Antetokounmpo each had 14.

Jae Crowder contributed 13, while Meyers Leonard added 10 points and 12 rebounds.

Taking advantage

Gary Trent Jr. led the Raptors with 23 points, and Precious Achiuwa had 14 points and 13 rebounds.

Toronto pounced on the absence of Milwaukee’s key players and jumped to a 35-26 lead after the first quarter. The Raptors padded the advantage to 67-55 at the half and cruised till the final buzzer.

Toronto ended the season with an even 41-41 record, good for the ninth seed. They will play the No. 10 seed Chicago Bulls in the play-in.

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Matthew Dugandzic
MATTHEW DUGANDZIC

Matthew finished his bachelor's degree in Economics (Management) at the University of Split and got his master's degree in the same field at the University of Zadar. Whether it is playing the game as an undersized 6'3'' power forward or simply watching it, Matthew can't get enough of it. After all, he has been an avid NBA fan since the 2000s. But don't get him wrong, as Matthew still loves the old-school NBA and is a true student of the game. From on-court moments to off-court stuff, whether it's about the stars of modern-day basketball or legends of the game, Matthew covers every category of the NBA world and basketball in general, as long as it makes for an engaging and exciting story.