As for Leonard, Nurse said in a Wednesday conference call that his star forward is "feeling good. No concerns at this point. He's good."

"Kyle's hand is not great," Nurse told reporters on Wednesday. "You know, he's -- it's hurt and it's sore and it causes him a lot of pain. But he seems to be able to manage it through the game and do what he can do.

"He's obviously scoring and playing great on top of the other things he always does, and we're really [seeing] a heck of a lot of toughness and again, the spirit that he just wants to be out there and help his team any way he can."

Nurse also said OG Anunoby does not have a timetable for returning from an emergency appendectomy that has sidelined the 21-year-old forward for the entire postseason.

How will Kawhi Leonard fare as the East finals continue on?

"He is being more active every day," Nurse said. "I think we are getting closer to a point where we're - you know, unpack is the next step for him. He's moving pretty good, he's shooting, etc., but still a ways away from being able to take hits and contact in the areas that he needs to test out."

On the Bucks side of things, coach Mike Budenholzer knows his team must get more from his bench, which has outscored Toronto's reserves 130-78 through the first three games of the series. In Game 4, it was a different story as the Raptors' bench, led by forward Norman Powell's 18 points, rang up 48 points Tuesday to help Toronto even the series.

"They need to play well," Budenholzer said Wednesday of his reserves. "I think our whole team, whether it be the bench or the starters, needs to be better defensively. I think there's things offensively where the bench can, you know, just like the rest of us, we have to execute a little bit better. ... this series, the benches have been critical and very influential and credit to Toronto's bench, particularly. They really stepped up and had a huge game, and we need that from our group."

Aside from that storyline, one involving rapper Drake has also gotten a lot of attention in the East finals.

Drake's impromptu massage of Nurse's shoulders is getting a lot of attention, though the Raptors' coach said he didn't even realize it had happened.

"I didn't even know I got the shoulder rub last night until somebody showed me a picture today," Nurse said. "I didn't even feel it. I was so locked into the game. Didn't distract me at all."

The Starters discuss Drake's support of the Raptors in the East finals.

Drake has been very animated at courtside, and Budenholzer said if the rapper steps onto the court, it crosses the line.

"I don't know how much he's on the court. It sounds like you guys are saying it's more than I realize," Budenholzer said. "There's certainly no place for fans and, you know, whatever it is exactly that Drake is for the Toronto Raptors. You know, to be on the court, there's boundaries and lines for a reason, and like I said, the league is usually pretty good at being on top of stuff like that."

Drake took to social media to respond to Budenhozler's criticism, firing off a series of emojis on Instagram. He then did an Instagram Live post in which he linked a user's comment that read, in part: "If you don't want the opposing team to celebrate and dance, prevent them from scoring, winning, or achieving their objective. Get over it and keep moving."

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.