After splitting the first two games of their opening round series against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Toronto Raptors got blown out 104-77 on the road in Game 3.

Completely overwhelmed by Milwaukee’s play at both ends of the floor, the Raptors struggled mightily on the offensive end especially, managing just 46 points total in the first three quarters and shot an embarrassing 24-for-71 (33.8 percent) for the game, including 6-of-22 (27.3 percent) from three-point range.

Stars DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry had less-than-stellar games, with DeRozan going 0-for-8 from the field for just eight points with two rebounds and three turnovers and Lowry scoring 13 with five rebounds, two assists and three turnovers.

They also had just 11 assists compared to 15 turnovers as a team. Whenever turnovers trump assists, it’s never a good sign.

Therefore, a lot of soul searching had to be done heading into Game 4.

Toronto got their act together and pulled off an 87-76 victory to even the series in that game and are coming off of a 118-93 victory in Game 5, currently holding a 3-2 lead in the series.

The reason for the turnaround: a good, old-fashioned yelling match.

After the 27-point Game 3 loss, the team had what was described as a “heated” film session according to forward DeMarre Carroll:

"It was just a heated film session, a heated film session between coaches and players. A lot of times when you get in a heated film session, it can go one of two ways -- it can go bad or it could go good.”

Apparently this one went well.

"I feel like we came together, we saw the problem and we just try to keep building from this,” he told reporters.

DeRozan likened the heartfelt film session to arguing with a significant other.

"Not to be all personal, but do you have a significant other?" DeRozan asked reporters after Game 5. "Y'all argue, right? The next day you say, 'Baby let me take you out to a nice dinner.' You have a great evening, a great day, and time after that be smooth until the next roller coaster.”

He added, ”It happens. We together more than our own families ... there's nothing wrong with it, it's just part of the game. It's something we build from and we respond from it. So it's never nothing too serious that you guys, the media, may make of it. Sometimes it's just needed.”

Game 6 is slated for Thursday night in Milwaukee. The No. 3 seeded Raptors are just one win from advancing to the second round, where if victorious, they will take on LeBron James and the Cavaliers in a rematch of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals.

Last season, the Cavaliers won the series 4-2, but with each team adding a few new pieces, the competition should be fierce. Of course Toronto needs to win another game to get there, but if they do, it'll be arguably the most highly-anticipated series of the playoffs so far.