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Analysis: Why the Raptors will win the NBA Finals
TORONTO (AP) — Last time Kawhi Leonard played Golden State in the playoffs, he was running the Warriors off the floor. The only thing that stopped him that day was Zaza Pachulia’s foot, which Leonard…
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Leonard scores 27, Raptors advance to first NBA Finals
TORONTO (AP) — Kyle Lowry stole the ball and pushed it ahead, then waited for Kawhi Leonard to arrive before feeding his All-Star teammate for a thunderous one-handed slam over Giannis Antetokounmpo . “The building…
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Bucks need better bench play to regain control vs Raptors
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Bucks are back in Milwaukee looking to regain momentum in the Eastern Conference finals. Coach Mike Budenholzer believes the play of his bench will be a major factor in what happens…
3 months ago -
Leonard scores 36, Raptors beat Bucks 118-112 in 2 OTs
TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam felt guilty about a pair of missed free throws and the extra minutes they added to his teammates’ night. Fortunately for Siakam and the rest of the Raptors, Kawhi Leonard…
3 months ago -
Bucks lead East finals 2-0, and now series shifts to Toronto
Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry have more than held their own against Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton so far in these Eastern Conference finals. Other than some pretty boxscores, the Toronto Raptors have nothing to…
3 months ago -
Halfway: Bucks top Raptors 125-103 for 2-0 East finals lead
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo started the game with an emphatic dunk. The next possession, a sprawling block to deny Marc Gasol. The next possession, another dunk. The tone was set. And it never changed.…
3 months ago -
Bucks finish with a flourish, rally to top Raptors 108-100
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Down for most of the game, clearly rusty at times after nearly a full week off, the Milwaukee Bucks looked very much like a team in trouble. Until the fourth quarter. The…
3 months ago -
76ers, Butler look to maintain home-court against Raptors
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jimmy Butler has been the adult in the gym for the 76ers. Figuratively speaking of course. That is Philadelphia coach Brett Brown’s way of saying that Butler has delivered when the Sixers…
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Leonard scores 34, Raptors top Magic 107-85 for 3-1 lead
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard missed the NBA playoffs last season, in multiple ways. He wasn’t playing the games. He wasn’t feeling the games, either. That’s not a problem this season for the 2014…
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Heat playoff hopes take a hit with OT loss in Toronto
TORONTO (AP) — Another frustrating finish left the Miami Heat’s playoff hopes hanging by a thread. An untimely whistle by an official led to a disjointed final sequence in regulation, and the Heat wound up…
4 months ago