Toronto Raptors earn heart-thumping playoff victory against Milwaukee Bucks Globe_Sports
Kawhi Leonard led the Raps with 36 points while playing a career-high 52 minutes and defending Bucks megastar Giannis Antetokounmpo.Pascal Siakam had 25 in his 51 minutes, and Norman Powell contributed 19 in another prominent outing off the bench. Marc Gasol had 16 – including four three-pointers – while Kyle Lowry added 11 points before fouling out in the fourth.
Gasol began the game like a player on a mission after struggling mightily in the first two games of the series. On Sunday, the Spanish big man opened the first quarter with an eight-point outburst while dominating the boards and dishing out assists. Toronto held Antetokounmpo to two points, created six turnovers and capitalized on them, and took a commanding 30-21 lead into the second.
Meanwhile Leonard rolled for 11 second-quarter points, and Siakam heated up too for eight. Ibaka’s three-pointer to close out the half gave the Raps a 58-51 lead going into the locker room.Sunday’s crowd inside Scotiabank Arena was awash in red “We The North” shirts and included Canadian celebrities P.K Subban of the Nashville Predators, former UFC champ Georges St-Pierre, Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets and actor Mike Meyers.
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