Ilyasova dominates as Bucks bully Raptors
Posted March 11, 2012 8:23 pm.
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — Ersan Ilyasova’s 31 points and 12 rebounds led the visiting Milwaukee Bucks to a 105-99 win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.
Drew Gooden chipped in with 21 points for the Bucks (17-24) while Mike Dunleavy came off the bench to contribute 19 points, including a key three-pointer in the fourth quarter that helped his team pull ahead for good.
DeMar DeRozan led the way for the Raptors with 21 points while Jerryd Bayless had 16 points and six rebounds in a starting role for injured point guard Jose Calderon.
Toronto (13-28) has lost four of its last six games.
Leandro Barbosa made a big contribution off the bench for Toronto in the first half. The Brazilian scored 10 points in the first half but only picked up two in the second.
Raptors coach Dwane Casey wasn’t pleased with the opening his team gave him in Saturday’s 105-86 loss to the Pistons in Detroit, but the Raptors got a much better opening Sunday by hitting their first six shots from the field.
The Raptors held a nine point lead after the first quarter and a five-point lead at the half. Their lead was down to a single point after the third quarter before the Bucks pulled away in the fourth.
Toronto’s lead got as high as 13 points in the second quarter.
It was a much different start to the second half as Toronto only hit five shots from the field and saw the Bucks chip away until tying the game with just over four minutes remaining in the third.
The Raptors also turned the ball over six times in the third quarter as the Bucks took their first lead of the game with just over two minutes remaining in the quarter after a pair Ilyasova free throws to make it 75-74.
Barbosa hit a three in the final minute to give the Raptors a one point lead heading to the final quarter at 79-78.
The teams went back and forth in the final frame with seven lead changes in the first nine minutes of the fourth.
Dunleavy’s three-pointer with 4:45 left in the fourth gave the Bucks the lead at 94-93 and Ilyasova scored with a jumper shot on their very next possession.
Beno Udrih gave the Bucks a four point lead after hitting a pair of free throws. The Raptors were only able to get as close as two points as their shooting went cold down the stretch.
Notes: Jose Calderon is day-to-day after rolling his ankle in Saturday’s loss to the Detroit Pistons. …Andrea Bargnani made his first appearance on home court since Jan. 11 against Sacramento.
