Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka believes the Raptors match up “perfectly” with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Most pundits believe the Raptors and Bucks will meet in the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals. If that happens, Ibaka is confident Toronto can beat Milwaukee, again.
“I think we match with them perfectly,” Raptors big man Serge Ibaka told Joe Vardon of The Athletic.
“Because the way they play, we have size. They have guys like Giannis, and you have to have some bodies, some bigs with size who can move their feet, and we have those guys. It’s still going to take an army of guys to stop him, but at least you have somebody he can see … because he can see nobody, you know him, he’s going to get to the basket.
“But if he can see a body before the help comes, I think it’s a big, big help for the team. We’ve got OG (Anunoby), we’ve got Pascal (Siakam) is tall enough, and sometimes you’ve got myself, and Marc (Gasol).”
The Bucks have the best record in the East, while the Raptors are in second place. Toronto defeated Milwaukee in the 2019 Eastern Conference Finals in six games, but that was with superstar Kawhi Leonard leading the charge.
For the Raptors to take down the Bucks this year, Pascal Siakam, Marc Gasol, Kyle Lowry, and Ibaka will have to play like All-Stars together.
Before the 2019-20 season was suspended in March, Ibaka was averaging 16.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 1.5 assists for the Raptors in 50 games. He was also shooting 51.8 percent from the field and 39.8 percent from beyond the arc.
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