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Norman Powell’s breakout game helped Toronto to a 3-2 series lead over Milwaukee. Through four games of the 2017 NBA playoffs, the Toronto Raptors had gone as their dynamic duo went. In Game 1, Lowry had just four points, and the Raptors fell at home. Continue to Article

April 24, 2017 9:35:pm EST

April 22 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Saturday's NBA games: - - - Raptors 87, Bucks 76 DeMar DeRozan shook off his dismal Game Three performance and scored 33 points as Toronto evened their Eastern Conference Continue to Article

April 22, 2017 6:00:pm EST

It was Toronto’s recipe after the All-Star break, as the Raps rode their All-Star shooting guard and their newly tough-as-nails D in the absence of top point guard Kyle Lowry. After a dreadful Game 3 loss in which he went without a field goal for the first time in more than two years, DeRozan bounced back in a big way, scoring a game-high 33 points in 40 minutes to carry the Raptors offense in a brutal, slow-paced, grind-it-out affair in which neither team could muster many made buckets or much separation until the closing minutes. Toronto shot just 41.3 percent from the field as a team, Milwaukee just 37 percent, and each team made only five 3-pointers, combining to shoot 10-for-43 from beyond the arc. Continue to Article

April 22, 2017 5:57:pm EST

If you thought the Milwaukee Bucks’ light-hearted but blatant disrespect toward the mascot of the Toronto Raptors would end with playing the “Barney & Friends” theme song while introducing the Raptors’ lineup during their playoff series, you were mistaken. During a stoppage in play in Game 4 of the first-round matchup between the third-seeded Raptors and sixth-seeded Bucks at BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, the Bucks held a dunk contest on the court featuring young fans strutting their stuff and throwing down. Continue to Article

April 22, 2017 4:57:pm EST

While catching his breath during a break along the sideline, the Milwaukee Bucks' star pupil put his arms on his hips and leaned his 6-foot-11 frame over to listen to coach Jason Kidd. Giannis Antetokounmpo is learning the nuances of running a team from one of the best point guards and triple-double threats in NBA history. Give it a little more time, Kidd says. Continue to Article

April 21, 2017 3:27:pm EST