Brook Lopez and Gary Trent Jr. perform a physical during Raptors’ loss

On Tuesday night, the Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks battled it out at Fiserv Forum. Toronto lost in a 130-122 defeat.

The Bucks reacted to the home crowd and held on to the win, despite the loss of Giannis Antetokounmpo/Khris Middleton. Jrue holiday was responsible for most of the offensive work, scoring 37 and shooting 16-for-25. Grayson Allen scored 25 points and made four three-pointers. Brook Lopez was responsible for 19 points.

Fred VanVleet was the Raptors’ leading scorer with 39 points. He made six field-goal shots and sank 15 field-goals. Gary Trent Jr. produced another stellar performance with 28 points. Pascal Siakam had 23 points and nine boards.

The tightly contested affair reached its peak in the fourth quarter when Trent Jr. & Brook Lopez got into a fight in the paint. This prompted a bench-clearing spat.

Lopez evidently held Trent Jr. hostage and forced him from the floor to the crowd, pulling off the headband of the guard and throwing it at the crowd. Siakam and O.G. Anunoby came to their teammate’s defense, getting in between the standoff before the rest of the players on the floor — as well as the Raptors’ bench — rushed in to break up the scuffle.

Lopez was clearly upset during the altercation. However, Raptors star Michael Jordan was able to maintain his cool and stay at a distance.

The video review showed that the Bucks big man received a double technical foul. He was then ejected. Jamaal Magloire was the Raptors assistant coach and Anunoby were each awarded a tech.

Lopez expressed concern about the play after his first career ejection.

“I can’t trust the refs to get the right score if they don’t get it right during play. And why should they expect it to be right when they replay it?” He stated. He said: “It’s just how it is. You make mistakes, I make mistakes, and they make mistakes. They made errors tonight.”

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