Martin hits six 3s, scores 27 as Raptors beat Bucks 121-107

Alijah Martin scored 27 points off the bench, making six of seven 3-pointers, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 121-107 on Friday, November 6, without Scottie Barnes and Immanuel Quickley.

Martin, who came in averaging 3.3 points this season, shot 9 of 11 from the field. Toronto outscored Milwaukee by 22 points in his 31 minutes.

The Raptors (5-4) won on the road with Barnes out with a left groin strain and Quickley out with right hamstring tightness and soreness.

Milwaukee led 58-43 late in the second quarter. Toronto cut that to 60-55 with a 10-0 run that began before halftime, then scored 38 points in the third quarter to take control. The lead changed hands three times.

Toronto led 103-99 entering the final five minutes and outscored the Bucks 18-8 the rest of the way. Jakob Poeltl's tip-in made it 115-102 with 51.3 seconds left.

RJ Barrett added a driving layup and Poeltl a dunk off a Jamal Shead pass. Poeltl's finger roll at 10.2 seconds made it 121-104, and A.J. Green hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer for Milwaukee.

Poeltl finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Shead had 10 points and 16 assists with one turnover, also a double-double. Barrett scored 27 points but shot 9 of 22 and missed all four of his 3-point tries.

Tyler Herro led the Bucks (1-8) with 23 points and 10 assists. Brayden Burries added 21 points and 11 rebounds. Milwaukee made 10 of 40 3-pointers and scored 20 points in the fourth quarter.

The Bucks turned the ball over 20 times and Toronto had 12 steals. The Raptors also grabbed 15 offensive rebounds and got 39 points from their bench.

Up next

Raptors: home against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, November 9.

Bucks: home against the Boston Celtics on Sunday, November 8.