Milwaukee Bucks: 3 takeaways from 108-100 Game 1 win over Toronto Raptors

Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo

With their porous shooting night collectively, the Bucks took it upon themselves to take the game within the margins, as already seen by their second chance point production.

Along with that, the Bucks’ ability to break loose, whether by forcing turnovers or pushing the pace off both makes and misses from the Raptors, helped alleviate the many cold spells they suffered offensively throughout the contest.

On the night, the Bucks converted 25 fast break points, outscoring the Raptors’ 15 fast break points. The bulk of that was supplied by Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo as 10 of his 24 points came via the open floor.

Toronto’s defense made a point to wall off easy scoring opportunities early on in the game for the likes of Antetokounmpo and Eric Bledsoe and even matched the Bucks’ preference to play an up tempo game.

But not only did that defensive strategy eventually erode as the game wore on, but the Raptors’ signs of fatigue, especially after their incredible Game 7 win to advance to the Conference Finals, informed their second half collapse. So it’s fair to say that the formula benefited the Bucks in more ways than one.