If you think a 15-point lead is safe, go talk to a Portland Trail Blazers fan and get back to me.
The Bucks will still take it. Milwaukee has come out with a sense of desperation, but more importantly got to play with some pace and couldn’t miss early from three — they started 4-of-6 and were 7-of-13 from three as of this writing — and what we saw were play after play from the Bucks, the kinds of things we haven’t seen the last three games. They led by 13 after one, and the lead got as high as 15.
The Bucks look sharp after 1Q of action as they lead the Raptors 31-18! 💪#FearTheDeer | #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/SlAvesOYc9
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 26, 2019
The Giannis give-n-go 🔨#FearTheDeer | #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/eJ4b8z72SM
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 26, 2019
No shooting sleeve necessary!! #FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/OEpUBEbm6S
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) May 26, 2019
Smash Mountain flies through The 6ix!! #FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/oyy62r43HS
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) May 26, 2019
Can the Bucks sustain this, or will they cool down as the Raptors heat up? It’s going to be a wild rest of the game in Toronto.
The Raptors are up 3-2 in the series and playing for their first ever franchise trip to the Finals. The Bucks are playing to force a Game 7 Monday back in Milwaukee.