On Thursday night, the Raptors did just that. They won their third consecutive game in the series to take a 3-2 series heading into Game 6 in Toronto.

Now, all the Raptors have to do to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history is pull out one more win.

The Raptors pulled out a 105-99 Game 5 victory in Milwaukee, surprising many that had expected the Bucks to win with the series tied at 2 apiece. Unfortunately for Milwaukee, Kawhi Leonard wasn’t going to make things easy for them.

The Raptors superstar scored 35 points to lead his team to victory. In addition to his healthy point total, the All-Star forward recorded 7 rebounds and distributed 9 assists to teammates.

Leonard was best in crunch time, as he scored 15 of his 35 points as the Raptors sealed the game in the 4th quarter.

Fred VanVleet was also crucial for Toronto, scoring 21 points off of the bench.

The Raptors will have a chance to wrap up the series in Game 6 at home on Saturday night.

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The Fiserv Forum was rocking as they saw the home team take a crucial victory that puts them in the driver’s seat in the series.

The Bucks slowly climbed back after trailing for most of the first three quarters to grab a crucial series-opening victory. Things looked dicey after a strong start by the Raptors, but Milwaukee kept pushing.

Their fourth-quarter comeback was led by an unlikely figure by the name of Brook Lopez.

Lopez scored 13 of his 29 points in the game in the fourth quarter to bring his team back from the edge of defeat.

The veteran center also added 11 rebounds and 4 blocks on the night.

Lopez and Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored 24 points and racked up 14 rebounds and 6 assists, led the Bucks’ attack against a strong offensive performance from two of Toronto’s key players.

Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry did their best to pull off a Game 1 upset, scoring 31 and 30 respective points, but they came up just short.

The Raptors will look to even up the series at 1 in Game 2 on Friday night in Milwaukee.

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After breezing through four consecutive games to win the series in 5 games, the Bucks have put those doubts to rest.

Milwaukee blew out Boston at home by a 116-91 final to win Game 5 and move on to the conference finals. Waiting for them there will be either the Toronto Raptors or the Philadelphia 76ers.

Try as they might have, Boston had no answer for Milwaukee’s strong team effort on Wednesday night. They suffocated Boston’s offense and offered a balanced scoring attack. On a team that’s often described as Giannis Antetokounmpo’s, Milwaukee proved that they have a deep team will plenty of talent outside of their superstar.

Giannis led Milwaukee in scoring with only 20 points on Wednesday. Fortunately for the Bucks, he had plenty of help.

Guards George Hill, Khris Middleton, and Eric Bledsoe all chipped in 15+ points. Nikola Mirotic also added a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double while playing strong defense inside.

The Celtics just couldn’t do much, with Kyrie Irving leading the team with only 15 points.

The Bucks will now rest up before the Eastern Conference Finals. They’ll have to wait to see whether they’ll face the Raptors or the Sixers there. Toronto currently holds a 3-2 series lead.

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On Thursday night, the Raptors did just that. They won their third consecutive game in the series to take a 3-2 series heading into Game 6 in Toronto.

Now, all the Raptors have to do to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history is pull out one more win.

The Raptors pulled out a 105-99 Game 5 victory in Milwaukee, surprising many that had expected the Bucks to win with the series tied at 2 apiece. Unfortunately for Milwaukee, Kawhi Leonard wasn’t going to make things easy for them.

The Raptors superstar scored 35 points to lead his team to victory. In addition to his healthy point total, the All-Star forward recorded 7 rebounds and distributed 9 assists to teammates.

Leonard was best in crunch time, as he scored 15 of his 35 points as the Raptors sealed the game in the 4th quarter.

Fred VanVleet was also crucial for Toronto, scoring 21 points off of the bench.

The Raptors will have a chance to wrap up the series in Game 6 at home on Saturday night.

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The Fiserv Forum was rocking as they saw the home team take a crucial victory that puts them in the driver’s seat in the series.

The Bucks slowly climbed back after trailing for most of the first three quarters to grab a crucial series-opening victory. Things looked dicey after a strong start by the Raptors, but Milwaukee kept pushing.

Their fourth-quarter comeback was led by an unlikely figure by the name of Brook Lopez.

Lopez scored 13 of his 29 points in the game in the fourth quarter to bring his team back from the edge of defeat.

The veteran center also added 11 rebounds and 4 blocks on the night.

Lopez and Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored 24 points and racked up 14 rebounds and 6 assists, led the Bucks’ attack against a strong offensive performance from two of Toronto’s key players.

Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry did their best to pull off a Game 1 upset, scoring 31 and 30 respective points, but they came up just short.

The Raptors will look to even up the series at 1 in Game 2 on Friday night in Milwaukee.

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After breezing through four consecutive games to win the series in 5 games, the Bucks have put those doubts to rest.

Milwaukee blew out Boston at home by a 116-91 final to win Game 5 and move on to the conference finals. Waiting for them there will be either the Toronto Raptors or the Philadelphia 76ers.

Try as they might have, Boston had no answer for Milwaukee’s strong team effort on Wednesday night. They suffocated Boston’s offense and offered a balanced scoring attack. On a team that’s often described as Giannis Antetokounmpo’s, Milwaukee proved that they have a deep team will plenty of talent outside of their superstar.

Giannis led Milwaukee in scoring with only 20 points on Wednesday. Fortunately for the Bucks, he had plenty of help.

Guards George Hill, Khris Middleton, and Eric Bledsoe all chipped in 15+ points. Nikola Mirotic also added a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double while playing strong defense inside.

The Celtics just couldn’t do much, with Kyrie Irving leading the team with only 15 points.

The Bucks will now rest up before the Eastern Conference Finals. They’ll have to wait to see whether they’ll face the Raptors or the Sixers there. Toronto currently holds a 3-2 series lead.

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