Milwaukee Bucks: 5 Key Stats Ahead of Toronto Raptors Series

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Jan 10, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry (7) and point guard Cory Joseph (6) and guard DeMar DeRozan (10) during their game against the Boston Celtics at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors beat the Celtics 114-106. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports /

27.6

The Raptors are a good team throughout all parts of the game, but they’re especially dangerous in the fourth quarter. As detailed by Sekou Smith in his Bucks/Raptors preview piece, no team outscores opponents by a higher margin in the fourth quarter than Toronto.

Smith’s number to know was 13.0, which is the amount the Raptors outscore opponents by per 100 fourth quarter possessions. The 27.6 stat is the number of points the Raptors score each fourth quarter.

That’s good enough for third among all NBA teams in fourth quarter scoring. The Bucks are near the opposite end of that spectrum. Milwaukee scores 25.0 points per four quarter, which is tied for sixth-lowest among all NBA teams.

Playoff games tend to be tight affairs. If the Bucks consistently lose the fourth quarter against the Raptors, they could see a lot of leads blown in the series. According to that same Smith piece, no team came back from down 10 or more points than the Raptors, who did so 20 times in the regular season.

The Bucks often tend to be hot and then cold. Gaining a lead is obviously a good thing to do in playoff basketball, but maintaining a scoring advantage might be much harder for Milwaukee to accomplish in the first round.

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