MILWAUKEEâThe day dawned gloomy and grey and cool here, just the kind of morning that can create a rather miserable mood.The Milwaukee Bucks hope it carries over to tonight.Facing elimination in their first-round NBA playoff series with the Toronto Raptors, the Bucks feel they need to be a bit more surly when Game 6 unfolds this evening.Not dirty, just tougher.âThatâs the physicality part,â veteran Milwaukee guard Jason Terry told reporters here. âBecause itâs the playoffs, because itâs more intense, you get away with slaps, holds, grabs.Read more: Raptors take the path of maximum resistance: FeschukRaptors are ready for the Milwaukee crowd this timeRaptors offence passes major test: ArthurâAnd thatâs a trick of the trade if you havenât gone through that, you donât know it until you face it. I think for us being a young team, now that weâve seen it four or five games consecutively, now we can adjust.âWe donât have to wait until next year to say, âokay, thatâs how they played us.ââThe Raptors didnât manhandle the younger Bucks in successive Game 4 and 5 wins that got them within one win of advancing to meet the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round. But Toronto did play with more force in the victories, initiating contact and playing a more physical style.They need to do the same thing this evening.âOur number one thing ⌠is go in with a warriors mentality and not go in, get hit with a punch and say âokay, weâve got Game 7â,â coach Dwane Casey said. âNo, itâs going to be a 48-minute battle, war, however you want to describe it going into (Thursday) night.âTorontoâs aggressive play did allow them to get the game at a more tenable pace. The Raptors like to run and push the tempo in transition and turned 15 Bucks turnovers into 28 points in their Gam ...
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