Raptors start strong but the Bucks find their D and win in the second half

The Raptors came out firing and really could not miss a shot as they abused the Bucks Interior defense in the first half as they outscoring them 24-6 at half time and shot over 50% in both the first and second quarter (first quarter 58% and the second quarter 50%) while shooting 54% at the half and lead by 5 (48-43). It continued in the third quarter as they hit their first 54 shots of the quarter and lead 61-47 with a 13-4 run and then something snapped in the Bucks as they just destroyed the Raptors as they ended the third quarter on a 15-6 run to close it to 67-62 and in the fourth Ersan Ilyasova took over for the Bucks he scored 13 of his 19 points in the last 6 minutes of regulation that went well with 15 boards in the gameand all his points in the second half as the Bucks outscored the Raptors 30-19 in the fourth quarter and strangely enough what might of lite a fire under their butts was that the Sixers had just won to eliminate them from the playoff picture with a win by destroying the Nets. The Raptors ended the game shooting 44.7% from the floor as the Bucks made it much harder in the paint after they were down 14 and they also got scoring from Brandon Jennings who had 25 points while Monta Ellis at the line going 8 of 9 and ending with 17 points. The Raptors were lead by James Johnson who had 22 points and 13 boards in the game and is the first really good full game he has played since being bench for two games for team issues while Amir Johnson who really has been a shell of anything since bring benched in Cali eariler this season and had another so-so game even though he got to start 7 points and 4 boards and is looking like a guy that may have a different address for displaying his talents next season. Ed Davis pulled down another 11 boards and if he could get more offensive boards and jam them home offensive boards he would be a keeper and if he brings more of the effort he has been shown recently he will be a great addition to the Raptors. Gary Forbes got 15 points while Kleiza (6 of 13 and 15 points) and Anderson (3 of 13 but 5 of 5 from the line for 11 points) both had 13 shots as DeRozan playing 15 minutes and putting up 5 shots (4 points and 3 boards). James and Ed had 24 of the Raptors 49 boards while the Bucks had 43 while it was a team effort to get the 26 assists (10 more than the Bucks( on 34 made field goals but it was there 21 turnovers that killed them as it was almost double the Bucks 11 in the game. Season finale Thursday Vs the Nets Tom Mehegan