TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and added seven as...
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and added seven assists, and the Toronto Raptors rallied past the Milwaukee Bucks 100-94 to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.
The Raptors won the best-of-seven series 4-2 and will open the Finals on Thursday night in Toronto against the Golden State Warriors.Giannis Antetokounmpo had 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Bucks. Brook Lopez added 18 points with nine rebounds and three blocks, Khris Middleton had 14 points, Ersan Ilyasova 13, and Malcolm Brogdon and George Hill 10 each.
Serge Ibaka’s dunk tied the game at 78 with 10:31 to play, and Siakam’s jumper and VanVleet’s 3-pointer capped a 10-0 run to give Toronto a five-point lead.The Bucks came back with a 7-0 run to pull within one point on Antetokounmpo’s layup with 5:19 to play. Lopez made two free throws with 29.6 seconds to play, cutting the lead to three, but Milwaukee never had the ball within one possession in the closing minutes. Siakam made one free throw, and Leonard made two foul shots in the final seconds.Ilyasova’s 3-pointer with 7:48 to play in the first half put the Bucks ahead 38-23.Ibaka’s dunk with 1:32 left had the Raptors within five points, and VanVleet’s jumper reduced the lead to three with 1:07 left.
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