Watch: Raptors thump Bucks to level NBA Eastern Conference finals at 2-2
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The Toronto Raptors closed ranks around hurting star Kawhi Leonard, turning in a total team effort in a 120-102 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday to level the NBA Eastern Conference finals. Kyle Lowry led the Raptors with 25 points and Toronto's bencWatch: Raptors thump Bucks to level NBA Eastern Conference finals at 2-2
The Toronto Raptors closed ranks around hurting star Kawhi Leonard, turning in a total team effort in a 120-102 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday to level the NBA Eastern Conference finals. Kyle Lowry led the Raptors with 25 points and Toronto's bench out-scored Milwaukee's 48-23 as the Raptors followed up their double-overtime triumph in game three with a second straight home win. They knotted the best-of-seven series at 2-2 with game five in Milwaukee on Thursday. The winner of the series will take on two-time defending champions Golden State, who completed a Western Conference finals sweep of Portland to reach their fifth straight NBA Finals. Leonard, who downplayed suggestions he was injured after the gritty game-three victory, looked hobbled at times -- wincing noticeably after dunking on Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo in the third quarter. Leonard grabbed a pass from Spanish big man Marc Gasol and drove for the basket, Antetokounmpo's move to stop him coming too late. Leonard landed hard and held his left leg -- although he would play on. «I think he's fine,» Toronto coach Nick Nurse said. "He's logged a lot of minutes. He's certainly tired, like a lot of guys in... Read more