TORONTO -- Kyle Lowry always seems to be at his best when his back is against the wall.

And through the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals, it was.

First, it was his seemingly harmless LeBron James compliment, which sounded offensive to some.

Then, it was supposedly quitting on his team by decompressing in the locker room.

Whatever.

Lowry responded the way he usually does.

After scoring just 18 points combined in Games 1 and 2, Lowry tallied 20 in Game 3 and 35 more in Game 4, leading the Toronto Raptors to a 105-99 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night to even the Eastern Conference finals at 2-2.

Game 5 is Wednesday in Cleveland.

Lowry notched 15 of his points in the second quarter as the Raptors established a lead of as many as 18.

However, as they've been known to do in the past, Toronto lost that lead only to get it back in crunch time.

After going 3-for-22 from 3-point range in the first half, Cleveland went 6-for-8 from deep in the third quarter, then drained its first 11 shots in the fourth.

But the Raptors clamped down on defense late and did just enough to prevail. Lowry delivered the knockout punch with a driving layup that gave Toronto a six-point lead with 22.5 seconds left.

Bismack Biyombo was brilliant again in all facets of the game, delivering 5 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks. He also guarded the perimeter on occasion when he wasn't meeting his opponent at the rim.

DeMar DeRozan added 32 points and several key shots during closing time. It was the most combined points Lowry and DeRozan have scored in a playoff game (67).

The key for Toronto will be taking its home dominance back on the road, where it lost the first two games of this series by a combined 50 points.

LeBron James had 29 points for the Cavs, while Kyrie Irving added 26. Cleveland shot 13-for-41 from 3-point range, while Toronto hit 53.8 percent of its shots overall.

Jonas Valanciunas was active and available for Game 4 after sitting out the previous seven games due to a sprained right ankle, but he did not play.

The Cavs did not get called for a foul until the 8:56 mark of the second quarter, which prompted mock cheers from the home crowd. It took 29:47 for the Raptors to attempt their first free throw.

No one expected the Raptors to be in this spot -- especially after going down 2-0. Now, they're two wins from the NBA Finals.