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 exploded after that dunk,» Leonard said.
It sure did. Now imagine how it will sound when the NBA Finals come to Toronto for the first time next week.
Leonard had 27 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Raptors into the finals for the first time with a 100-94 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night. His big dunk with 6:46 to go in the fourth quarter was the final basket in a game-changing 26-3 run that began late in the third.
»It was kind of a momentum capper,» Lowry said. »We were on a run, and why not feed the big dog? Let the big dog eat.»
The Raptors overcame a 15-point deficit to win the series in six games and will host the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.
It will be the two-time defending champions against a Raptors team that will finally bring the NBA Finals outside the U.S. after entering the league in 1995.
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 exploded after that dunk,» Leonard said.
It sure did. Now imagine how it will sound when the NBA Finals come to Toronto for the first time next week.
Leonard had 27 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Raptors into the finals for the first time with a 100-94 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night. His big dunk with 6:46 to go in the fourth quarter was the final basket in a game-changing 26-3 run that began late in the third.
»It was kind of a momentum capper,» Lowry said. »We were on a run, and why not feed the big dog? Let the big dog eat.»
The Raptors overcame a 15-point deficit to win the series in six games and will host the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.
It will be the two-time defending champions against a Raptors team that will finally bring the NBA Finals outside the U.S. after entering the league in 1995.
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TORONTO (AP) Kyle Lowry robó el balón y lo empujó hacia adelante, luego esperó a que Kawhi Leonard llegara antes de darle a su compañero de equipo de las Estrellas un tremendo golpe con una mano sobre Giannis Antetokounmpo.
» El edificio explotó después de esa clavada », dijo Leonard.
Seguro que lo hizo. Ahora imagine cómo sonará cuando las Finales de la NBA lleguen a Toronto por primera vez la próxima semana.
Leonard tuvo 27 puntos y 17 rebotes para llevar a los Raptors a la final por primera vez con una victoria de 100-94 sobre los Milwaukee Bucks el sábado por la noche. Su gran clavada con 6:46 para el cuarto trimestre fue la canasta final en una carrera de 26-3 que cambió el juego y comenzó a finales del tercero.
«Fue una especie de límite», dijo Lowry. «Estábamos huyendo, ¿y por qué no alimentar al perro grande? Deja que el perro grande coma ».
Los Raptors superaron un déficit de 15 puntos para ganar la serie en seis juegos y serán los anfitriones de los Golden State Warriors en el Juego 1 de las Finales de la NBA el jueves por la noche.
Serán dos veces campeones defensores contra un equipo de los Raptors que finalmente traerá las Finales de la NBA fuera de los EE. UU. Después de ingresar a la liga en 1995.