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Charles F. Gardner

DeRozan, Ross lead Raptors in rout of Bucks, 122-100

TORONTO _ It was too much DeMar DeRozan and Terrence Ross.

Or simply just too much Toronto.

The Raptors continued their dominance of the Milwaukee Bucks with a 122-100 victory on Monday night at the Air Canada Centre.

The outcome never was in real doubt after Toronto (17-7) grabbed a 20-point halftime lead.

Even though the Bucks (11-12) cut the deficit to 10 after three quarters, they had nothing left in the fourth as they lost their third straight game. Milwaukee has lost six in a row to Toronto and 12 of the last 13 meetings.

DeRozan led the Raptors with 30 points and connected on all 15 of his free-throw attempts, while Ross heated up in the final quarter and finished with 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting.

Kyle Lowry added 18 points and seven assists.

Giannis Antetokounmpo paced the Bucks with 30 points, eight rebounds and five assists, and Jabari Parker added 27 points on 11-of-17 shooting.

The Bucks bench was largely ineffective for one of the few times this season and was outscored, 50-26, by the Toronto reserves.

Toronto sank 8 of 14 3-pointers in the first half on the way to a 69-49 lead, while the Bucks were 1 of 13 from beyond the arc.

Lowry and Ross sank back-to-back triples early in the second quarter to push the Raptors' lead to 44-28. Toronto led by as many as 26 points in the half.

Parker had 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting to pace the Bucks in the half. Greg Monroe was 5 of 5 from the field and added 11 points.

The Bucks outscored the Raptors, 33-23, in the third quarter to cut their deficit to 92-82.

But Ross went on a personal 10-point scoring spree in a little over 3 minutes to start the fourth quarter, ending any hopes of a Bucks comeback.

Ross missed a dunk but Lowry sank a 3-pointer to extend Toronto's lead to 105-84. Another 3 by Lowry extended Toronto's lead to 109-86.

Milwaukee was 4 of 24 on 3-point attempts while the Raptors sank 14 of 25 tries beyond the arc.

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