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In a huge showdown between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference, the Milwaukee Bucks (49-8) will head to Scotiabank Arena to face the Toronto Raptors (42-15) Tuesday night.
The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be televised on TNT. If you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of the game on your computer, phone, Roku, Fire TV Stick or other streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
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FuboTV
TNT is included among the 95-plus live TV channels in the main FuboTV bundle, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch a live stream of the Bucks vs Raptors on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which will allow you to watch the game on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
Sling TV
Both of Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” (32 channels) and “Sling Blue” (47 channels) packages come with TNT. They both cost $20 for the first month ($30 per month after that), which makes Sling TV the cheapest streaming service with TNT if you plan on keeping it long term:
Or, as part of a special deal that Sling is currently offering, you can get a free Amazon Fire TV Stick if you prepay for two months:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the Bucks vs Raptors live on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes with 10 hours of cloud DVR.
AT&T TV Now
AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now) offers six different channel bundles. They range from 45 to 125 live TV channels, and they all include TNT. The “Plus” and “Max” bundles come with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for AT&T TV Now, you can watch a live stream of the Bucks vs Raptors on your computer via the AT&T TV Now website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other compatible streaming device via the AT&T TV app.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV Now — no matter what channel package you choose — comes with included cloud DVR.
Hulu With Live TV
TNT is included in Hulu With Live TV, which comes with 60-plus live TV channels and Hulu’s extensive on-demand library of TV shows and movies:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch a live stream of the Bucks vs Raptors on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
Bucks vs Raptors Preview
This rematch of the 2019 Eastern Conference Finals should be an exciting preview of what the finals could look like again this year. The Raptors sent Milwaukee home last year and went on to win it all. Milwaukee wants this to be its year.
The Bucks have won three straight after most recently handling the Washington Wizards, 137-134 in overtime. Khris Middleton led the Bucks in scoring with 40 points against the Wizards, and his huge three-pointer with just over 30 seconds left sealed it for the Bucks.
Middleton is second on the team in scoring behind reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, who leads the team in nearly every major statistical category, and is the favorite to be the most valuable player in the NBA for the second year in a row. Antetokounmpo is averaging 29.9 points, 13.6 rebounds, and 5.8 assists, and the talent around him this year has been playing quite well.
Antetokounmpo is one of four Bucks players averaging in double figures including Middleton (21.1 points a game), Eric Bledsoe (15.8 points a game) and center Brook Lopez (10.7 points per contest.
“We want to win as many games as possible, but our goal is to win the whole thing,” Antetokounmpo said this recently. “If you win every game, that would be great. But we cannot lose focus. We can’t lose track of our actual goal, which is getting better every day, keep learning every day, and win the whole thing.”
The Raptors have won two straight after Brooklyn snapped their 15-game winning streak on February 12. Most recently, Toronto dismantled the Indiana Pacers, 127-81. Forward Pascal Siakam led the way for the Raptors, scoring 21 points in the victory. Kyle Lowry added 16 points and 11 assists, which was his sixth straight double-double, so the Bucks will want to try to extinguish the fire under Lowry.
Lowry said after the game that he knew a tougher contest awaited his team when the Bucks came to town. “They’re a well-coached team, they’re a well-oiled machine,” Lowry said of Milwaukee. “All we can do is worry about ourselves.”
The Raptors have been playing better than anyone may have predicted after the loss of superstar Kawhi Leonard. Lowry and Siakam are two six Raptors players scoring in double figures, and the team has been playing some of the stingiest defense in the league. The Raptors are giving up just 104.5 points a game, which is the third-lowest total in the league.
The Bucks are allowing the fewest points per game in the league, however, with 101.8. Milwaukee also leads the NBA in scoring, averaging 120 points a game, while Toronto is also third in that category, with 113.3 points per contest, so these teams are very well-matched.
This will be the first of three games between the Bucks and Raptors this year.