The Toronto Raptors held on late and finished off the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 6 to move onto the next round where LeBron James awaits.
It was an up-and-down game in an up-and-down series, but the Raptors pushed their way through to the Conference Semifinals. They did everything they could to relinquish a victory that looked all but locked up when their lead ballooned to as much as 25.
However, they fought off the momentous crowd and the surging Bucks team to secure a rematch of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals versus the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Raptors faithful had fun on Twitter in the wake of the game’s white-knuckled aftermath.
The @Raptors sneaking into the 2nd round like... #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/rldF3LIZhm
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 28, 2017
Raptors hold on and advance! pic.twitter.com/O3vPvm1fpg
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 28, 2017
#FearTheDeer ? More like #FearTheDeRozan pic.twitter.com/RJSvICZJMT
— The Ringer (@ringer) April 28, 2017
The Toronto Raptors advance to rematch the Cleveland Cavaliers pic.twitter.com/5i7QF2pXmZ
— The Crossover (@TheCrossover) April 28, 2017
Raptors win. Never in doubt. Oh, me? Just drinking this bottle of gin.
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) April 28, 2017
RAPTORS BEAT BUCKS IN SIX#WeTheNorth #FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/4oh0atypj2
— Unbalanced (@ItheunbalancedI) April 28, 2017
Well … that was … something. #Raptors pic.twitter.com/bzoQUHimoz
— J.E. Skeets (@jeskeets) April 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/theScore/status/857774701883641856
It was a heck of a series — a learning experience for the Bucks and a trial by fire for the Raptors as they move on to face the Cleveland Cavaliers. This will be a rematch of their Eastern Conference Finals matchup from last year, which Cleveland won 4-2.
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.@BucksBango https://t.co/DQAzn9EjRt
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) April 28, 2017
Enjoy the last tweet and get ready for what should be a fantastic Cleveland-Toronto series.