Heat vs. Raptors: Game 5 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 NBA Playoffs

May 11th, 2016 by Tyler Conway Leave a reply »

All postseason long, the Toronto Raptors have waited for their All-Star backcourt to show up. The wait is over.  

DeMar DeRozan scored a game-high 34 points, and Kyle Lowry had a strong all-around performance despite a poor shooting night as the Raptors held on for a 99-91 win over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Wednesday. Toronto holds a 3-2 advantage in the best-of-seven series.

Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun offered reaction from the crowd:



And Crying Jordan time, of course:



The Raptors opened the game with a 9-0 run and never trailed. They held Miami to 40.3 percent shooting from the field and finally solved the Dwyane Wade riddle after being flummoxed for four games.

DeRozan, who had been derided in many circles after laying a foundation of bricks throughout the series, finally found his stroke. While many were still contested mid-range jumpers, DeRozan knocked down 11 of his 22 attempts—a number good enough to quiet his strongest critics. As Mike Mazzeo of ESPN.com noted, DeRozan and Lowry started out hot after a ...

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