The Toronto Raptors were tested, and not found wanting, for the second straight time in the playoffs. Needing another game-7 victory on home court to advance, the Raptors finally received the total team performance they had been missing. Led by point guard Kyle Lowry’s 35 points, the Raptors won every quarter, highlighted by the last, when they steamrolled their opponents by a 30-11 count.
Toronto moves on to face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals. Our team has never advanced this far in the post-season in its history.
The Raptors needed all hands on deck to win against a gritty Heat squad, and that’s exactly what happened.