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April 22 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Saturday's NBA games: - - - Raptors 87, Bucks 76 DeMar DeRozan shook off his dismal Game Three performance and scored 33 points as Toronto evened their Eastern Conference Continue to Article

April 22, 2017 6:00:pm EST

It was Toronto’s recipe after the All-Star break, as the Raps rode their All-Star shooting guard and their newly tough-as-nails D in the absence of top point guard Kyle Lowry. After a dreadful Game 3 loss in which he went without a field goal for the first time in more than two years, DeRozan bounced back in a big way, scoring a game-high 33 points in 40 minutes to carry the Raptors offense in a brutal, slow-paced, grind-it-out affair in which neither team could muster many made buckets or much separation until the closing minutes. Toronto shot just 41.3 percent from the field as a team, Milwaukee just 37 percent, and each team made only five 3-pointers, combining to shoot 10-for-43 from beyond the arc. Continue to Article

April 22, 2017 5:57:pm EST

If you thought the Milwaukee Bucks’ light-hearted but blatant disrespect toward the mascot of the Toronto Raptors would end with playing the “Barney & Friends” theme song while introducing the Raptors’ lineup during their playoff series, you were mistaken. During a stoppage in play in Game 4 of the first-round matchup between the third-seeded Raptors and sixth-seeded Bucks at BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, the Bucks held a dunk contest on the court featuring young fans strutting their stuff and throwing down. Continue to Article

April 22, 2017 4:57:pm EST

While catching his breath during a break along the sideline, the Milwaukee Bucks' star pupil put his arms on his hips and leaned his 6-foot-11 frame over to listen to coach Jason Kidd. Giannis Antetokounmpo is learning the nuances of running a team from one of the best point guards and triple-double threats in NBA history. Give it a little more time, Kidd says. Continue to Article

April 21, 2017 3:27:pm EST

While catching his breath during a break along the sideline, the Milwaukee Bucks' star pupil put his arms on his hips and leaned his 6-foot-11 frame over to listen to coach Jason Kidd. Giannis Antetokounmpo is learning the nuances of running a team from one of the best point guards and triple-double threats in NBA history. Give it a little more time, Kidd says. Continue to Article

April 21, 2017 3:25:pm EST