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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Milwaukee 100, Toronto 83
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, April 6, 2013
Where: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials: #68 Marat Kogut, #58 Josh Tiven, #49 Tom Washington
Attendance: 16746
Bucks 100, Raptors 83: Monta Ellis had 22 points and nine assists and matched a season best with six steals as host Milwaukee routed Toronto to clinch the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Brandon Jennings had 16 points and seven assists and Larry Sanders contributed 12 points, nine rebounds and six blocked shots as the Bucks won for only the fifth time in 15 games. Milwaukee is two games behind seventh-place Boston with six games remaining.

Alan Anderson scored 14 points, Quincy Acy tallied 13 and DeMar DeRozan and Jonas Valanciunas added 12 apiece as the Raptors lost to the Bucks for the 10th consecutive time.

Ellis had 14 first-half points as Milwaukee led by as many as 24 before settling for a 61-42 halftime lead. Toronto missed its first nine field-goal attempts of the second half and Milwaukee used a 17-2 run to boost its lead to 32 on Jennings’ basket with 4:05 left in the stanza.

The Bucks led comfortably the entire fourth quarter while wrapping up their first postseason berth since the 2009-10 campaign.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Toronto shot 36.1 percent from the field and failed to reach 100 points for the 12th time in 13 games. … Ellis made all 10 of his free-throw attempts. … Raptors F Rudy Gay was just 1-of-10 for four points.
Top Game Performances
 
Toronto   Milwaukee
Alan Anderson 14 Scoring Monta Ellis 22
Sebastian Telfair 7 Assists Monta Ellis 9
Rudy Gay 8 Rebounds Larry Sanders 9
Jonas Valanciunas 6 Free Throws Made Monta Ellis 10
Sebastian Telfair 3 Steals Monta Ellis 6
Amir Johnson 2 Blocks Larry Sanders 6
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Toronto 83 36.1 3-10 20-23 18 35 4 9 18
Milwaukee 100 47.4 6-19 22-29 27 40 12 11 15
Upcoming Games
  • Milwaukee will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Bucks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Toronto will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Raptors have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.