Brook Lopez scored 13 of his career-playoff-high 29 points in the fourth quarter to lead a Bucks comeback in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night. He also grabbed 11 rebounds for the first time since October 2017.
MILWAUKEE — Brook Lopez was frustrated. His early 3-pointer missed badly, his fadeaways were clanking off the back rim and he was struggling to find a rhythm within the Bucks’ offense.
The 7-foot center shook his head in disgust as Toronto raced out to a 34-23 first-quarter lead Wednesday night. The Raptors, hoping to steal home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals, kept their momentum rolling and controlled the game through three quarters.
But Game 1 turned on the Bucks’ strong fourth-quarter comeback, with Lopez hitting key shots to seal the come-from-behind 108-100 win.
« We just don’t quit as a unit, » Lopez said. « We keep hounding, keep hounding, keep hounding and grinding, and then we finally got there. There’s no quit in our team. I don’t think it’s really in our DNA at all.
