The Toronto Raptors evened up their first-round playoff series with the Milwaukee Bucks at 2-2 after a hard fought 87-76 win on the road last night.The Raptors and star DeMar DeRozan, in particular, bounced back from a horrible performance in game three to reclaim home court advantage.DeRozan put up 33 points on 12-22 shooting and was back to his usual self after going 0-8 in the previous contest. The series may be tied, but the Raptors took the lead over the Bucks in their social media trolling war after the win. Milwaukee should've expected a comeback from Toronto after their numerous trolling tactics which began with playing the Barney theme tune during the Raptors' player introductions prior to game three.

On Saturday, Bango, the Bucks mascot, created a Snapchat riddle that read: “What do the Toronto Raptors and Possums have in common?”

“Both play dead at home and get killed on the road,” was the answer.

The clowning would continue at half-time when a young fan kicked an inflated raptor at half-court before dunking a basketball, much to the delight of the home crowd. 

Of course, the Raps won the game so they were always going to have the last laugh. 

Following the victory in Wisconsin, the team's official Twitter account posted a GIF of Bambi with a simple tweet that said, "Ball game. Raps win!"

It was all clean fun and humour that we love to see and stayed within the guidelines set by the NBA recently regarding inter-team internet battles. 

It's certainly nice to see NBA social media teams still managing to clown one another and providing fans with interesting sub-plots. 

The hard way

The serious matter was handled on the court, however, and the Raptors are once again proving that they don't do things easily in the playoffs.

Fans in Canada must be wishing that one day they can watch a Toronto series with no anxiety and can progress with ease. But as head coach Dwane Casey admitted, they play their best basketball in the face of adversity. 

"I've always said we play better with our backs against the wall," Casey said. "It's a tough way to live, but I love our team's resilience and personality."

DeRozan's bounce back game was huge for the team and Casey will need his All-Star backcourt firing on all cylinders if they are to overcome a plucky and well-coached Bucks team led by a true superstar in the making in Giannis Antetokounmpo.