The Toronto Raptors have won the Eastern Conference and sit four wins away from the first NBA title in franchise history
Let that soak in for a minute, considering all that’s happened in the past quarter century on the hardwood in Canada.
Leonard, who has been the best player in these playoffs, had another game for the ages, despite a quiet start and a rough outside shooting night.Toronto helped its cause immensely by shaving off some points while Leonard rested for the final load. In that time Kyle Lowry, superb again with 17 points, eight assists and five rebounds, found Serge Ibaka for a slam dunk to tie the game. The building went wild.
It could have been over from there – both Leonard and Siakam rimmed out three-pointers that were halfway down – but the NBA’s best regular season team, Milwaukee, fought desperately and admirably right until the bitter end. Milwaukee had a 25-13 rebounding edge at the half and had scored 27 points off of three-pointers, compared to 15 for Toronto as Toronto’s big men got into foul trouble.
Leonard was everywhere in the frame, helping the Raptors rally from Milwaukee’s 13-point edge by scoring and attacking the glass. The crowd went from subdued to on the edge of its seat in the blink of an eye as Leonard collected his own rebound off of a missed free throw. When all hope seemed lost Kawhi was a monster.
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