Raptors do it for weary Leonard

TORONTO — With a weary Kawhi Leonard fighting through fatigue, the Toronto Raptors found enough energy to pull away from the Milwaukee Bucks.

Kyle Lowry led the way. Lowry scored 25 points, Leonard had 19 and the Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 120-102 on Tuesday night to even the Eastern Conference finals at two games apiece.

“This was one of the nights that we knew Kawhi was a little bit limited and we had to come out and be aggressive for him,” Lowry said.

Leonard played 52 minutes in a double-overtime win in Game 3 on Sunday despite dealing with leg soreness. He limped away from the basket following a third-quarter dunk in Game 4, but still toughed it out for 34 minutes.

“I feel good,” Leonard insisted. “I'm going to keep going and keep fighting. We have a chance to make history.”

Raptors coach Nick Nurse said he's not worried about Leonard's health.

“He's certainly tired, like a lot of guys in this series are,” Nurse said. “He looks OK to me. There was one time I was trying to give him an extended rest and he didn't really want it so he must be OK.”

Serge Ibaka had 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Raptors, who improved to 7-2 at home this postseason. Reserve Norm Powell scored 18 points, and Marc Gasol had 17 points and seven assists.

“The first two games, they really brought the intensity to us,” Powell said. “They really came out and were more physical, more active. We wanted to change that narrative coming home.”

The home team has won all four games in the series so far. Game 5 is Thursday night in Milwaukee.

“We need to take this challenge of playing in a hostile environment,” Nurse said. “We're going into a tough, loud place to play. Let's see if those guys can bring that same pop and focus and determination on the road.”