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Alijah Martin erupts for a career-high 27 as the short-handed Raptors beat the Bucks 121-107
Alijah Martin and RJ Barrett each scored 27 as Toronto rallied from 15 down to beat Milwaukee 121-107 and drop the Bucks to 1-8.
Toronto was missing three of its best players and still left Milwaukee with a comfortable win.
Alijah Martin scored a career-high 27 points off the bench and RJ Barrett also had 27 as the Raptors beat the Bucks 121-107 on Friday night at Fiserv Forum in Emirates NBA Cup play.
Martin shot 9 of 11 from the field and 6 of 7 from three-point range. The 2025 second-round pick from Florida had never scored more than nine points in any of his first 30 NBA games.
A big second half
Milwaukee led by as many as 15 in the first half. Toronto outscored the Bucks 70-47 after the break and went ahead for good on an Allen Graves three-point play with 2:17 left in the third quarter.
Jamal Shead handed out a career-high 16 assists with 10 points. Collin Murray-Boyles and Jakob Poeltl scored 19 apiece as the Raptors improved to 5-4 overall and 1-1 in Cup play.
Stars sit out
Toronto played without Kawhi Leonard (knee) for a seventh straight game along with Scottie Barnes (groin) and Immanuel Quickley (hamstring).
Tyler Herro led Milwaukee with 23 points and 10 assists. Rookie Brayden Burries set career highs with 21 points and 11 rebounds as the Bucks shot 10 of 40 from deep.
Milwaukee fell to 1-8 for its worst start since the 1993-94 season. The Bucks host Boston on Sunday while the Raptors host Memphis on Monday.
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