Marc Gasol

Kawhi Leonard scored eight of his 36 points in the second overtime period Sunday to lead the Toronto Raptors to a gritty 118-112 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Eastern Conference finals.

Kawhi Leonard scored 39 points and pulled down 14 rebounds to propel the Toronto Raptors to a 101-96 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers that knotted their NBA playoff series at two games apiece.

The top seeded Golden State Warriors face the first challenge in their quest for a NBA three-peat, which begins on Saturday against the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Toronto Raptors are going through a rough patch as they lost to Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday (Manila time) 101-126 and has to deal with Serge Ibaka's ejection in the game.

Terrence Ross came off the bench to score a game-high 28 points and Montenegrin center Nikola Vucevic added 23 points and 12 rebounds Sunday, sparking Orlando over Toronto 113-98.

Now that Marc Gasol is playing for the Toronto Raptors, Danny Green can't contain his excitement to finally play with him on the court.

Despite not winning matches continuously, veteran Joakim Noah is quite enjoying his relationship with his current team now.

Jeremy Lin, the first American of Chinese or Taiwan ancestry to play in the NBA, is finalizing a contract buyout with Atlanta to set up signing with Toronto, his agents told ESPN.