Sunday afternoon Milwaukee Bucks They are in Canada for their final regular season game of the year against the Toronto Raptors.
For the game, Giannis Antetokounmpo will be out of the game, so they will be without their best player.
They have missed the last two games and this will be their third straight out of the lineup.
Junior NBA: “Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee) out for Sunday.”
The two-time MVP averaged 31.1 points, 11.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists per contest while shooting 55.3% from the field in 63 games.
The way he plays, he could end up as a finalist for the 2023 MVP award.
Aside from Antetokounmpo’s stellar season, the Bucks are the best team in the NBA and enter the NBA Playoffs as the top seed.
They have an impressive 58-23 record in 81 games and are 7-3 over their last ten games.
On the road, the Bucks are 26-14 in their 40 games away from Wisconsin.
Antetokounmpo led the Bucks to the NBA Championship in 2021, and they lost in the second round of the 2022 playoffs.
As for the Raptors, they will be in the playoffs and are the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 40-41 record in 81 games.
They are 5-5 in their last ten games and in the midst of a two-game losing streak.
That said, the Raptors are fantastic at home, going 26-14 in their 40 games in Canada.