Raptors 129 – Bucks 110: Huge third quarter is difference for Toronto

After a back-and-forth first half between the Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks, the Raptors used a 43-point third quarter to pull away with an easy 29-point win.

On new-years day, the Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks played in an overtime thriller. DeMar Derozan dropped 52, and the Raptors were able to pull-out a four-point victory. After one half in the Bradley Center on Friday night, the Raptors led the Bucks 61-to-59, and it appeared the two teams were preparing for another wire-to-wire battle.

Then the third-quarter happened. The Raptors destroyed the Bucks 43-to-19 in the third-quarter, propelled by monstrous performances by Jonas Valanciunas and, once again, DeMar DeRozan.

The four…