LIVE: Raptors roll into final quarter with Game 4 lead vs. Bucks
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Follow our Raps Tracker for a behind the scenes look pre-game at Scotiabank Arena and live reaction from Toronto Star sports scribes Doug Smith and Bruce Arthur all game long. Stay tuned to @StarSports and thestar.com/sports for all your post-game reaction.HalftimeKyle Lowry was not going to let the Raptors ease into the most important game of their season.The Raptors point guard and leader had 12 of his 18 points in the first nine minutes of the game as Toronto came out on fire offensively tonight, leading the Milwaukee Bucks 65-55 at halftime of Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference final.With Serge Ibaka and Norm Powell making major contributions off the bench – 12 and 10 points, respectively – the Raptors had the best offensive half of the series.Kris Middleton got untracked and led Milwaukee with 16 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo had 14.Milwaukee leads the best of seven series 2-1 with Game 5 in Milwaukee on Thursday.Pre-gameAfter the emotion of a season-saving double-overtime win on Sunday, the Raptors need to summon a similar amount of energy and intensity in an equally-important game tonight.Down two games to one to the Milwaukee Bucks, the Raptors host Game 4 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference final at the Scotiabank Arena.How important is the game?The Bucks have lost two consecutive games only once this season and have never lost three in a row. To think Toronto could come back from trailing 3-1 and beat Milwaukee three straight times and twice on the road after a loss tonight would be almost impossible to imagine.Kawhi Leonard, who played a career-high 52 minutes in Sunday’s game and came down awkwardly on his right leg after one a dunk in the second overtime period, was ready to go.“He looks good, so far,� coach Nick Nurse said before the game. “We’ll see.�More on the Raptors:‘Fun Guy’ Kawhi the latest example of NBA brandingOpinion | Bruce Arthur: Kawhi vs. Giannis is the series for Rap ...