The Toronto Raptors are a win away from the NBA Finals after beating the Milwaukee Bucks 105-99 in game five of the Eastern Conference finals.
After limping his way through game five, Kawhi Leonard was back on form, scoring 35 points – the fourth time this series he has amassed 30 points or more – and had nine assists and seven rebounds.
Kawhi and the @Raptors head back to Toronto with a 3-2 ECF lead! Game 6: Saturday (5/25), 8:30pm/et, TNT#WeTheNorth #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/823toI6ScU — NBA (@NBA) May 24, 2019
Fred VanVleet produced a fine three-point game, hitting seven threes, while Kyle Lowry and Pascal Siakam provided the back-up with 17 and 14 points respectively.
Split 'em pic.twitter.com/JW9MmvSKfc — Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) May 24, 2019
Having trailed 2-0 at the start of the conference finals, the Raptors have rallied strongly to take a 3-2 advantage in the best-of-seven series and hand the Bucks their first three-game losing run of the season.
Giannis Antetokounmpo, who on the same night was selected to the All-NBA first team, top-scored for Milwaukee with 24 points and Eric Bledsoe added 20.
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