TORONTO -- In the moments before the Toronto Raptors took the court for Game 4 in Brooklyn, they huddled in the locker-room and watched footage of their fans gathered back home in Maple Leaf Square. The Raptors went on to win Game 4 and even up the series and say theyve drawn inspiration from the swell of support theyre receiving in their home city. "I told the team, the fans are doing their part, weve got to do our part as a team, as a group of guys to lead the fight on the court, because the fans are behind us 100 per cent and theyre loud and theyre very proud. And they should be," Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. The Raptors expect a repeat of Sunday, when a capacity crowd of 2,500 red-clad fans jammed Maple Leaf Square to watch the game on the giant screen outside the Air Canada Centre. Thousands more packed the roads leading up to the ACC in a raucous outdoor celebration similar to the citys playoff party during the Maple Leafs brief run last year. "Oh man, its unbelievable, our fan base," Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry said. "It makes you want to just be a part of it. Things that were doing right now and the way the fan base is going out there, we want to go out there and play hard and give them a reason to keep coming back and packing Maple Leaf Square and packing the ACC. "We need our fans, we love our fans. . . We cant wait to see (Wednesday) night, the vibe and the energy were going to get." The series has been a spirited battle even before the first ball was tossed up, thanks to general manager Masai Ujiris now-famous F-bomb. Its been a fierce fight on the court. Casey said Kyle Lowry looked like hed been through a 15-round bout after Game 4, and the coach expects both teams to come out swinging in Game 5 on Wednesday. "Its not going to be all smiles and bubble gum and fruitcakes. . . Its going to be a street fight," Casey said. "Thats the way weve got to come out, with that mentality." The Raptors, said Lowry, were caught on their heels Game 1 of the series. The less-experienced Raptors -- three of the teams starters had never made a playoff appearance -- werent prepared for how physical post-season action would be. They lost that game. They put up a fight in Sundays Game 4 victory in Brooklyn, holding the Nets to just three baskets in a scrappy fourth quarter. But they were forced to battle back from a lackadaisical third quarter, a bad habit the Raptors havent been able to shake all season long. "Weve got to compete like that for 40-plus (minutes)," Casey said. "The third quarter has been our nemesis. . . thats what we have to remedy, coming out of the locker-room at halftime with that desperate disposition." Despite being the No. 3 seed, the Raptors were considered underdogs in this series based on playoff experience. DeMar DeRozan said theyve played with a chip on their collective shoulder with that underdog mentality all season, so this is nothing new. "We understood coming into this series that people still counted us out, people still doubted us, people said: Brooklyns experience, this, that and the third. . . whatever you want to hear," said DeRozan, who struggled through playoff jitters in Game 1 but has shone for Toronto in the three games since. "Weve been counted out so long, weve got the underdog mentality. I dont think thats going anywhere." Playoff experience was a major theme when this best-of-seven series began. Future Hall of Famer Paul Pierce alone -- with 136 playoff appearances -- had played in almost as many post-season games as the entire Raptors roster combined. None of Torontos starters -- Lowry, DeRozan, Terrence Ross, Amir Johnson and Jonas Valanciunas -- had ever started in a playoff game. DeRozan, Ross and Valanciunas had never played in the post-season, period. The Raptors say that four games in, experience doesnt mean much anymore. "Its just who wants it more from here on out. Thats what it boils down to now," DeRozan said. Added Casey: "I dont think were as wide-eyed and bushy-tailed as we were in Game 1." Ross remains the one Raptor struggling with the playing on the big stage of the post-season. The athletic sophomore, who poured in 51 points in a game earlier this season, scored zero in Game 4. Casey and the players remain fiercely supportive of the 21-year-old. "Im not going to do anything to crush that young mans confidence or what hes brought to the table thus far," said Casey, pointing out that Ross has done some good things on the defensive end. "And its not about Terrence Ross, its about our entire team," the coach added. "The spotlight should not be on him in any way whatsoever. The reason why we win or lose is not because of what Terrence Ross did or didnt do." Lou Gehrig Jersey . 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The 29-year-old left fielder struggled all season with knee and hamstring problems. Cabrera was first on the disabled list from June 27-July 20 with tendinitis in his left knee. Cameron Maybin Jersey .Lets go back to the Avs, who have become one of the funnest teams to watch in this years playoffs.Russia will look to build on their late comeback against England when they meet Slovakia in their second group game in Lille on Wednesday. Vasili Berezutskis stoppage-time goal which gave the Russians a 1-1 draw with England in Marseille at the weekend was greeted like a winner and they will take confidence from that.They will come up against a Slovakian side which needs points, however, after they lost their first fixture 2-1 to Wales. With four third-placed teams going through, a failure to win would not necessarily be fatal for Jan Kozaks side but the need to start collecting points has undoubtedly increased.Slovakia will take heart from the fact they have not lost back-to-back games for more than two and a half years. Vasili Berezutskis late goal gave Russia a point in their tournament opener against England They will also be encouraged by the fact Russia have kept just two clean sheets in their last 16 European Championship finals outings - and won just one of their last six matches.With heavy rain falling in Lille on Wednesday, the retractable roof at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy could be closed for the match.Team newsRussia midfielder Denis Glushakov may start if deemed to be fully-fit following a calf strain after featuring in the last 10 minutes against England.Back-up goalkeeper Yuri Lodygin missed training on Tuesday with a knock.Following a 2-1 loss to Wales on Saturday, Slovakia coach Jan Kozak may decide to make changes to his side, with Ondrej Duda pushing for a start after scoring against Wales shortly after coming on a substitute.Opta statsThis will be the ninth time these sides have faced each other. Russia have claimed three wins to Slovakias two, with three draws.Neither of these teams have been able to score more than once across their lastt six meetings, with just seven goals scored in total in these matches.ddddddddddddThis will be the first time Russia have taken on Slovakia in the European Championships, although they have met twice previously in qualifying for the tournament - each claiming a 1-0 away victory. Ondrej Duda scored for Slovakia against Wales but it wasnt enough to spare them from a 2-1 defeat in Bordeaux Slovakia are without a goal in 243 minutes against Russia and have scored only one goal in their last four games with them.Three of Russias last four goals scored in the European Championships have come in the final 11 minutes of games.Russia have only managed to score twice in their last four meetings with Slovakia but the scorers - Alexander Kerzhakov (2014) and Alan Dzagoev (2011) - were left out of Russias Euro 2016 pool.Mersons predictionMuch has been made of Russia being poor against England but I thought Roy Hodgsons side were outstanding. Saying that I dont think Russia are as bad as people think. Slovakia may have lost against Wales but they did have their moments against Chris Colemans side. At 1-1 I thought there would be only one winner so fair play to Wales for coming back. I cant split these two sides and think theyll share the spoils in Lille.PAUL PREDICTS: 1-1BettingRussia are Sky Bets 13/10 favourites for the victory with Slovakia given a 9/4 chance while a draw is 21/10. Wednesdays clash brings together the two outsiders to win Group B, with Russia 11/4 followed by Slovakia 20/1, while England lead the market at 11/10.Artem Dzyuba heads the first goalscorer betting at 4/1 while Michal Duris and Adam Nemec are rated the outsiders main threats at 7/1 apiece.Follow Russia v Slovakia - and every game at Euro 2016 - with our live blog on skysports.com and the Sky Sports apps. ' ' '