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The other new pal of Drakes was former voice of the Raptors and current Bulls play-by-play man Chuck Swirsky. . A photo posted by OVO_FANS_OVO (@ovo_fans_ovo) on Nov 11, 2014 at 6:41pm PST Other broadcasters Lowry could have plunged into were Reggie Miller and Kevin Harlan, who were doing the colour commentary and play-by-play for the NBA on TNT. Its gametime with the @NBAonTNT with @ReggieMillerTNT & Kevin Harlan. #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/EwPI1atWD7 — NBA Canada (@nbacanada) November 14, 2014Maple Leafs forward Phil Kessel was also spotted in courtside seats at the game tonight. Imagine Lowry jumped into the crowd directly onto Kessel, injuring them both and dooming Toronto sports forever? Thanks goodness it didnt go that way! Oh YA. @PKessel81 was also at the Raps game tonight pic.twitter.com/U0gVuKDAZg — BarDown (@BarDown) November 14, 2014Kessel would not be pleased if Lowry fell into him… Phil Kessel didnt realize hed have to wait til the end of the Raptors game for free pizza. pic.twitter.com/WmwWIHiKpC — Joshua Kloke (@joshuakloke) November 14, 2014None other than Donald Sutherland, Canadian acting legend whose film career spans nearly 50 years, was also taking in the action at Thursdays Raptors game! Sure, the Raptors have Drake, but they also have DONALD SUTHERLAND. pic.twitter.com/QD9v9l7jg0 — Josh Gold-Smith (@GoldAndOrSmith) November 14, 2014And to add to the large list of celebrities who came out to support the team comes approximately 30 girls screaming for DeRozan, according to CNN anchor Rachel Nichols. Toronto = NBA fever. Just walked off @Raptors practice court w/@DeMar_DeRozan & about 30 girls started screaming like he was in a boy band. — Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) November 14, 2014The Raptors may have lost 100-93, but the celebrities swarmed for the nationally televised game. We really wish Lowry had jumped onto a well known personalty... how entertaining would that have been? . It turns out that run was the beginning of whats been a larger turnaround for the Sabres, who head to Winnipeg tonight with hopes of posting their longest winning streak in three seasons. . Gerrard stroked home the spot kick after Sascha Riether fouled Daniel Sturridge in the 90th minute. After routing Arsenal 5-1 at Anfield on Saturday, Liverpool had to come from behind twice for a precious victory at Craven Cottage. . -- The Kansas City Chiefs placed rookie tight end Travis Kelce on injured reserve Saturday after he had arthroscopic surgery earlier in the week to repair damaged cartilage in his left knee.SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Phoenix Coyotes have lost players to injuries and suspensions. They get off to slow starts, give up goals late in regulation. Nothing ever seems to be easy. So how do they handle the adversity? Shrug their shoulders and grit their teeth. Buoyed by a band-together resiliency that comes with having no real star players and an uncertain future in the desert, Phoenix has scrapped its way to the doorstep of the franchises first playoff series victory in 25 years. Leading the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 after Mikkel Boedkers second straight overtime winner, the Coyotes can close out the testy series in what figures to be a charged-up Jobing.com Arena for Game 5 Saturday night. "Theres two ways you can go with adversity: you can go poor us or you can look at it as a motivating factor. Our group looks at it as a motivating factor, simple as that," Coyotes coach Dave Tippett said Friday. "The adversity that our team goes through on and off the ice is something that has made our group a lot stronger. You get into tough situations, nobody gets flustered." The Coyotes have looked almost uncomfortable unless theyre on the cusp of calamity, losing players, momentum and leads. Theyve found ways to fight back almost every time. Game 1 against the Blackhawks, Phoenix lost leading goal-scorer Radim Vrbata on his first shift, gave up a goal with 14 seconds left, won it in overtime. Game 2: Martin Hanzal goes down early, Chicago gets another goal to go in late, this time with 5 seconds left. The Coyotes lost that game, but rallied in Game 3 in Chicago, winning in overtime without Hanzal or forward Lauri Korpikoski. The pattern continued in Game 4 Thursday night. Hanzal and Korpikoski again were out and scrappy forward Raffi Torres didnt play after being suspended for a chin-lifting hit on Marian Hossa in the previous game. Another player was lost when enforcer Paul Bissonnette received a game misconduct because he didnt have his jersey tied down and it came off during a fight with Brandon Bollig. If that wasnt enough, Phoenix again gave up another late tying goal, this one by Michael Frolik with 1:26 left to make the series the first since 1951 -- second ever -- to open with four straight overtime games. No matter to the Coyotes. Taking a been-here-before approach during the intermission, they charged out of the locker room and ended it quickly, with Boedker squeezing a puck between Chicago goalie Corey Crawfords pads 2:15 into overtime. The victory puts Phoenix on the cusp of its first playoff series victory since 1987, when the franchise was still the Winnipeg Jets. Given the way the series has gone so far, it isnt likely to be easy. For a group thats played the past three seasons without an owner and uncertain future, they almost wouldnt have it any other way. "Weve joked about it: Its hockey the hard way," Coyotes captain Shane Doan said. "You dont want to make it easy, youve got to make it hard. Its been fun, though." Chicago hasnt enjoyyed it much. . The Blackhawks have shown some resiliency of their own, rallying to force overtime with late goals three times. They just havent been able to finish it off. With chances to win all four games, Chicago has come through just once, winning Game 2 in Phoenix on Bryan Bickells goal in overtime. On the brink of elimination, the Blackhawks need to conjure up a rally quickly. They did it on the way to winning the Stanley Cup in 2010 and rallied to force a Game 7 last year against Vancouver after trailing the series 3-0. Fail on Saturday and itll be an off-season of looking back at what could have been, all those near-misses gnawing at them until camp starts next season. "Sure we can feel confident; weve won three playoff games in a row before," Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane said. "But you cant win three in one night. (We just have) to focus on one game; every period, every shift can be the difference." The biggest task for the Blackhawks will be solving Coyotes goalie Mike Smith. One of the NHLs best goalies during his first full season as a No. 1, Smith has been superb through most of the series, almost singlehandedly carrying the Coyotes at times. Shaking off a blow to the head by Chicagos Andrew Shaw in Game 2 -- one that left him lying on the ice for five minutes -- "Smitty" has frustrated the Blackhawks with his ability to move pucks from outside the crease and to stop almost everything that comes at him. When Chicago has had success against Smith, its been by creating traffic in front of him. The Blackhawks have done it for stretches, particularly with late flurries that led to tying goals in three games, but havent done it enough to gets pucks past him. "Hes a great goaltender and hes going to make the saves that he sees," Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp said. "You look at every goal weve scored its been bodies at the net, deflections, screens, ugly goals. Thats the way weve got to be successful." Phoenix has scored a couple of ugly goals against Crawford, which may lead to a change. Though steady through most of the series, Crawford has given up what some consider soft goals in overtime the past two games: Boedker from a sharp angle in Game 3, Boedker between his pads Thursday night. With veteran Ray Emery waiting, Chicago coach Joel Quenneville could opt to make a change for Game 5, though he wasnt ready to reveal his hand just yet. "Were talking about that," Quenneville said before the team left for the desert on Friday. "Well talk about our scenario. I dont foresee making any announcements." One player will certainly be out; Hossas condition hasnt changed and he isnt making the trip to Phoenix. Torres had his hearing with the NHL on Friday, but the length of his suspension isnt expected to be known until sometime before the game on Saturday. The way its gone for the Coyotes, it may not matter whos on the ice for them. ------ AP Sports Writer Rick Gano in Chicago contributed to this report. ' ' '