Kyle Lowry led the way with 25 points as the Toronto Raptors levelled the Eastern Conference finals with a 120-102 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
But it was an off-court star who had social media abuzz as Raptors superfan and rapper Drake put on an animated display on the sidelines – even giving coach Nick Nurse a reassuring rub of the shoulders during the fourth quarter.
Get you a hype man like Drake. 😂#WeTheNorth | #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/8X7pVo0Wvg — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 22, 2019
On court, Lowry added six assists and five rebounds to his points haul while Serge Ibaka added 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.
Team win. #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/mX2Qrr2d2G — Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) May 22, 2019
On the back of game three's marathon double-overtime victory, a limping Kawhi Leonard was limited to 34 minutes but contributed 19 points and seven rebounds to help the Raptors level the series at 2-2.
Khris Middleton top-scored for the Bucks with 30 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 25 with 10 rebounds.
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