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Although the Milwaukee Bucks were known from responding well to losses all season, there was no bounce back in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals Tuesday night at Scotiabank Arena.

In fact, there wasn't much of a bounce at all.

The Bucks had no answer for the aggressive defense of the Toronto Raptors, stagnating throughout the night. Milwaukee's own defense surrendered back cuts, featured lazy closeouts and allowed too many open looks.

They looked nothing like a 60-win regular-season team. They looked broken.

Every minute, every big shot degraded the Bucks even more. Their heads dipped and their shoulders drooped as they plodded to one of their worst performances of the season, falling, 120-102, leaving Canada empty-handed.

It wasn't just one Raptors player who crushed the Bucks. It was all of them.

Kyle Lowry got going early, scoring 12 of his 25 points in the first quarter. Marc Gasol was efficient all night, stretching the floor and dabbling in a few buckets inside for 17 points. Toronto's oft-maligned bench was fantastic, with Norman Powell hitting big shots on the way to 18 points, Serge Ibaka 7 of 12 for 17 points and Fred VanVleet 5 of 6 for 13 points.

Oh, and Raptors star Kawhi Leonard? He had just five points at halftime and the Raptors were still ahead by 10. When he added 11 points in the third quarter – he finished with 19 – it essentially broke the Bucks' collective back.

The Bucks' production was quite the opposite. Khris Middleton scored a team-high 30 points, including keeping the Bucks alive by making eight straight shots from the first quarter to the middle of the third. He also dished out seven assists, finding cutters for buckets inside.

Giannis Antetokounmpo got off to a strong start, tenaciously driving the lane for a couple hammer dunks on the way to scoring 11 of his 25 points in the first quarter. He looked more like himself than he did on an off night Sunday in Game 3.

But outside of those two, the Bucks couldn't count on anyone.

Eric Bledsoe was again an offensive liability and coach Mike Budenholzer opted to play him only 20 minutes. Brook Lopez hit a couple of three-pointers in the first quarter but only attempted three shots after that. Nikola Mirotic continued his three-point shooting slump that has plagued him all series, going 2 of 8 while also struggling with consistency on the defensive end.

And then there's the Bucks' "bench mob." Malcolm Brogdon missed his first eight shots and finished with just four points. George Hill only took two shots. Ersan Ilyasova was a foul magnet, picking up four in just 10 minutes, and finishing with seven points.

Budenholzer cycled through his options and none of them worked. The Bucks, despite a solid first quarter, were down one heading into the second. Then the Raptors opened the second on a 9-0 run and Milwaukee never sniffed the lead again.

Early in the fourth, VanVleet banked in a three and Antetokounmpo was called for a foul on Ibaka while the shot was up, resulting in an extra free throw.

That was the play that finally and fully crushed the Bucks. Down, 100-82, there was obviously no chance of a comeback.

After leaving Milwaukee with what looked like a commanding 2-0 series lead, the Bucks will return to Fiserv Forum on Thursday night with the series tied and facing their most pressure-packed game of the season. They will need to find answers before it's too late.