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Kawhi Leonard and the Raptors rally past the No. 1 Bucks to reach their first NBA finals

LOOK: Justin Trudeau joins Twitter storm as Raptors clinch 1st NBA Finals
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tells the Raptors to ‘bring that championship to Canada’

Raptors rally past Bucks, book first ever NBA Finals trip
(UPDATED) Kawhi Leonard and the Raptors arrange a title showdown versus the Warriors after dispatching Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks

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The Raptors stun the Bucks on the road to move one win away from their first NBA Finals appearance
Kawhi carries Raptors to brink of finals
The Raptors move within a win of an NBA Finals stint as the Bucks lose 3 straight for the first time this season

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Kyle Lowry and Kawhi Leonard draw solid bench support as the Raptors thump the Bucks to level the East finals

Savage Raptors stomp Bucks to tie series at 2-2
The Raptors send the series against the Bucks back to square one as Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry team up for a big night

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MVP bet Giannis Antetokounmpo sets the tone early as the Bucks crush the Raptors for a 2-0 East finals lead

Bucks slaughter Raptors for 2-0 East lead
An unforgiving Milwaukee Bucks side rip the Toronto Raptors right from the get-go

Giannis gets huge lift from Lopez as Bucks escape Raptors
The Bucks rally from a double-digit deficit against the Raptors as Giannis Antetokounmpo draws help from Brook Lopez’s career-high performance

HIGHLIGHTS: Bucks vs Raptors – 2019 NBA Eastern Conference Finals
Top MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks take on Kawhi Leonard's stacked Raptors side for the Eastern Conference crown

LeBron advances to 8th straight NBA Finals as Cavaliers nip Celtics in Game 7
'The King' leads Cleveland to the franchise's 4th straight NBA Finals appearance
Warriors stay alive, drag Rockets to winner-take-all Game 7
(UPDATED) The defending champions spoil the Rockets' first attempt to advance to the NBA Finals

No Love for Cavaliers in Game 7 vs Celtics
Cleveland forward Kevin Love, the team's second-leading scorer and top rebounder, gets placed in the NBA concussion protocol

Celtics brace for ‘dogfight’ vs Cavs in Game 7 at home
Coach Brad Stevens expects to see a resilient Boston squad as the Celtics try to clinch an NBA Finals berth for the first time in 8 years.

Cavs on epic LeBron game: ‘We needed him to be big and he was big’
The Cleveland superstar tallies his 7th 40-point performance in this season's playoffs to tie the record of Chicago Bulls great Michael Jordan in 1989

LeBron erupts for 46 points as Cavs force do-or-die Game 7 vs Celtics
(UPDATED) The Cleveland Cavaliers spoil the Boston Celtics' first of two attempts to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in 8 years
LeBron James unfazed even as NBA Finals streak stands in jeopardy
The 4-time MVP, who's vying for an 8th straight trip to the title series, hopes to carry Cleveland again as the Cavs try to stay alive against the Celtics

Boston's young guns star as Celtics blast Cavs for 3-2 series lead
(UPDATED) Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown take charge as the Boston Celtics move within a win of the NBA Finals

IN NUMBERS: All even in NBA East and West finals
Here's a rundown of some key numbers in the 4 teams’ conference finals success

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LeBron James leads Cavs past Celtics to tie East Finals series
The Boston Celtics fail to redeem themselves from their previous 30-point beatdown

Ruthless Cavs whip Celtics by 30, trim East finals deficit to 2-1
(UPDATED) The Cavaliers take full control from the get-go to avoid a 0-3 death knell in the NBA Eastern Conference finals

Cavs try to ease LeBron James' load and stop Celtics
Cleveland guard JR Smith says the team has been forcing the 4-time NBA Most Valuable Player to play ‘hero ball’

No Smith suspension as Celtics' Smart hits out at Cavs 'bully'
JR Smith escapes punishment for Al Horford shove, but Celtics' Marcus Smart minces no words on the notorious Cleveland guard
Celtics 'gooning the game up,' says Cavs coach
As Cleveland tries to climb out of a 0-2 hole, Tyronn Lue wants his Cavs to match the Celtics' physical game

Celtics survive LeBron James' attack to take 2-0 series lead
(UPDATED) Boston completes Game 2 comeback despite LeBron James' huge 42-point outburst

Celtics’ Morris backs up talk on shutting down LeBron, Cavs
Boasting he defends LeBron James best, Marcus Morris holds down the NBA superstar to a 5-of-16 shooting

'I have zero level of concern at this stage,' says LeBron despite Celtics rout of Cavs
The 4-time NBA Most Valuable Player notes that Game 1 has always been a 'feel-out game'

IN NUMBERS: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Boston Celtics
Here are the key numbers heading into the showdown of top rivals in the NBA Eastern Conference finals

LOOK: 2018 NBA conference finals schedule, Philippine time
The Houston Rockets battle the Golden State Warriors in the Western finals, while the Boston Celtics clash with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern duel

LeBron James 'on a ridiculous run,' says Celtics coach Stevens
The 4-time NBA Most Valuable Player vies for an 8th straight NBA Finals stint as Cavs face Celtics

How to stop LeBron? ‘I don’t know,’ says Celtics rookie Tatum
Boston's rookie sensation Jayson Tatum says the Celtics hope to figure things out against the Cavaliers

Amid comparisons to Jordan, James out to cement own legacy
Cavs LeBron James once wanted to be like Mike but he never dreamed of being mentioned in the same breath as the Chicago Bulls legend

Not Batman’s Robin: Irving emerging as Cavs’ second leader
With the Cleveland Cavaliers going to the NBA Finals again Kyrie Irving needs to lead now more than ever

Irving sparks Cavs second half comeback to edge Celtics
UPDATED Kyrie Irving finishes with a playoff career high 42 points on 15 of 22 shots as the Cavs take a 3 1 series lead

Cavs coach doesn't blame LeBron after loss to Celtics
Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue believes the entire team not just LeBron James is to blame for the Celtics Game 3 victory

Why the Celtics saved an unwatchable NBA playoffs
Let’s take a step back and fully take in what just happened in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals

Bradley delivers game-winner as Celtics steal a game against Cavs
UPDATED The top seeded Celtics are now down just 2 1 in the best of 7 Eastern Conference Finals

Isaiah Thomas out for rest of playoffs
This is to avoid more significant long term damage to the injured hip of Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas says the team s doctor

The real Kevin Love: How quickly they forgot
Now more than ever the Cleveland Cavaliers could use a little more Love

Cavs send Celtics to second straight disheartening loss
The Cleveland Cavaliers establish a new NBA playoff record by holding a 41 point halftime lead over the Boston Celtics

It’s not luck: Celtics are done, unless…
Here are the things the Boston Celtics must accomplish in order to survive the Cleveland Cavaliers

Win over Celtics counts for nothing, says LeBron
LeBron James says We re a totally different team and they re a totally different team at this point So I take nothing from it

WATCH: Highlights from LeBron's 6 straight Eastern Conference finals
The NBA Finals is set with the Cavaliers against the Warriors but first let s look back at LeBron James Eastern Conference finals highlights over the last 6 years

Irving, Love key to Cavaliers resurgence – LeBron
Cleveland s Big Three are all in rude health as they look towards next week s NBA Finals against either Golden State or Oklahoma City

LeBron has 'unbelievable respect' for Raptors fans
LeBron James shows his admiration and respect for the unwavering support of Toronto Raptors fans in Game 6 against the Cleveland Cavaliers

LeBron leads Cleveland past Toronto and to the NBA Finals
UPDATED LeBron James will make the NBA Finals for the sixth straight time and seventh overall

Dominant Cavs one win away from NBA Finals return
Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving bounce back while LeBron James is his usual dominant self in Cleveland s Game 5 win

Lowry, DeRozan star as Raptors stun Cavs to tie series
The win continues a remarkable transformation in fortunes for Toronto who had lost the opening two games of the series heavily to trail 2 0
