Bucks Host Raptors in NBA Cup Group Play

The Milwaukee Bucks will play Toronto in a group-stage NBA Cup matchup in Milwaukee on Friday, with tipoff scheduled for 8 p.m. EST.

Toronto is 4-4 and fifth in the Eastern Conference. Milwaukee is 1-7 and sits 15th.

The teams’ records from last season differed sharply: Toronto finished 46-36, including 33-19 in Eastern Conference games, while Milwaukee went 32-50 and 21-31 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Bucks were 19-22 at home.

Milwaukee averaged 110.6 points per game last season and allowed 116.8. Toronto averaged 8.8 steals, 4.8 blocks and 12.9 turnovers per game.

Bucks guard Kam Jones is listed as day to day with an ankle injury. Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard is out with a knee injury, while Nate Bittle is day to day with a foot injury.