Toronto Raptors beat Bucks, final score 100-94
Last Updated Saturday, May 25, 2019 11:29PM EDT
Giannis Antetokounmpo, favoured to win the league MVP after leading the Bucks to a league-best 60-win season -- two better than Toronto -- had 21 points and 11 boards, while Brook Lopez had 18. The Bucks pulled to within a point with just over five minutes to play, but three-pointers by Marc Gasol and Leonard -- Leonard's bouncing up off the rim before falling, in similar fashion to his conference semifinal Game 7 buzzer-beater against Philadelphia -- had Toronto up by five with 3:04 to play.
Raptors president Masai Ujiri rebuilt this team with the lofty goal of an NBA championship, trading much-loved DeMar DeRozan for Leonard in the off-season and then swapping Jonas Valanciunas for Gasol at February's trade deadline.Scotiabank Arena on Saturday night was a raucous sea of red. The capacity crowd, No.
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