The top seeded Milwaukee Bucks, led by forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, meet the second seeded Toronto Raptors, led by wing Kawhi Leonard, in game 3 of their best of seven NBA Eastern Conference finals at Scotiabank Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Sunday, May 19, 2019 (5/19/19) at 7 p.m. EDT. The winner of the series will meet the Western Conference champion for the NBA title.
Milwaukee leads the series, 2-0, after a 125-108 win in game two on Friday night.
Here’s what you need to know:
Who: Toronto Raptors vs. Milwaukee Bucks
What: Game 3, Eastern Conference Finals
When: Sunday, May 19, 2019
Where: Scotiabank Arena
Time: 7 p.m. EDT
TV: TNT
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Line: Raptors -2
Game 2 recap, via the Associated Press:
Giannis Antetokounmpo started the game with an emphatic dunk. The next possession, a sprawling block to deny Marc Gasol. The next possession, another dunk.
The tone was set.
And it never changed.
The Eastern Conference doesn't belong to Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks — yet. But they're two wins away, after Antetokounmpo had 30 points and 17 rebounds, Ersan Ilyasova came off the bench to add 17 points and the Bucks never trailed on the way to a 125-103 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night and a 2-0 lead in the East finals.
"He plays so hard, he lays it all on the line, every time," Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. "It was a great start for us. I think everybody fed off of Giannis and how he started the game."
How he finished, too.
Antetokounmpo scored 11 points in the fourth for the Bucks, who wound up with six players in double figures — three of them reserves. Nikola Mirotic scored 15, Malcolm Brogdon had 14, George Hill 13 and Khris Middleton 12.
"We really rely on each other ... especially the bench," Ilyasova said. "The starting five set the tone."
Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points for Toronto, which gave up the game's first nine points, never led and trailed by double digits for the final 39 minutes. Kyle Lowry scored 15 and Norman Powell had 14 for the Raptors.
"We didn't do much well tonight, obviously," Raptors coach Nick Nurse said.
Game 3 is Sunday in Toronto.
"We get to go back home and protect our home court, like they did these last two games," Lowry said. "We've got a chance to go home, protect home court and do what we're supposed to do."
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)