Tucker says Raptors can “take it up a couple of notches” for playoff games in Milwaukee
TORONTO — After a tense start to their first-round playoff series with a spirited Milwaukee Bucks squad, P.J. Tucker knows the Toronto Raptors can play at another level.
The Raptors evened the best-of-seven NBA series at 1-1 with a tense 106-100 win Tuesday night at Air Canada Centre. That followed a frustrating 97-83 loss on Saturday that saw the Bucks dominate the fourth quarter as Toronto fell to 0-9 in first-round series-opening games.
With the next two games coming in Milwaukee, the pressure will be on the Raptors to play closer to their potential and regain home-court advantage in the series.
“Our energy has gotten up, we’re playing harder. Still there’s small things,” said Tucker who finished with five points and five rebounds in 28 minutes off the bench Tuesday. “We haven’t been together in so long so we’re still figuring each other out, figuring it out how we’re playing together on the defensive end.