Toronto Raptors: 3 takeaways from big Game 4 win vs. Bucks

1.  Best-of-three

The Toronto Raptors tied up the series at two games apiece heading into Milwaukee Thursday night. It now becomes a best-of-three battle.

According to NBA.com, “When a series is tied at 2-2, the winner of Game 5 wins the series over 80% of the time.” The Bucks having home-court advantage in the pivotal deciding match could make all the difference. They have not lost three games in a row all season and postseason. Furthermore, this is just the second time this year the Bucks have lost two games straight.

The Bucks’ path to the Eastern Conference Finals hasn’t been riddled with much adversity. Their first round opponent was without their main star for most of the series and the Boston Celtics were a disaster all season long with poor team chemistry. Meanwhile, the Raptors faced one of the hottest teams going into the postseason and went through a tightly contested seven-game series with the star-studded Philadelphia 76ers.

After Game 4’s blowout win, Toronto has put a large amount of pressure on the opposition heading into Game 5. It will be interesting to see whether the Bucks will be able to adjust accordingly to the Raptors’ collective offensive group of shooters, or if those shooters shy away from the shots on the road and rely on Leonard to carry the team to victory.

Whether it’s on the back of their superstars, the Raptors are two wins away from the franchise’s first ever NBA Finals appearance.