33, Durant was injured and the Warriors pulled back a game
Because Deng Fang knew that Clay would be injured later, he only had one chance, and he had to leave it to Clay!
Deng Fang wants to prove one thing, that is, without Durant, the Warriors can win this series - as long as Clay is not injured!
Durant was injured, and Cousins, who had been on the bench in the first quarter, came on. Surprisingly, Cousins hit three consecutive shots and scored 7 points. The Warriors opened the gap to 46-35.
Leonard strengthened his attack, and the Raptors continued to counterattack. With 43.3 seconds left in this quarter, they chased the score to 56-57. Curry also scored a three-pointer at the critical moment, and Looney added a goal later. The Warriors led 62
-56 ended the first half.
In the first half, the Warriors shot 48.8% and made 11 of 21 three-pointers. Curry already scored 23 points, Thompson 12 points, and Durant 11 points. Cousins became the "firefighting hero" and played 6 minutes.
Score 9 points.
The Raptors shot 43.9% from the field and made only 2 of 12 three-pointers. Gasol made only two three-pointers and scored 15 points, Leonard 13 points and Siakam 10 points.
The Warriors widened the gap again in the third quarter. In the middle of the quarter, Curry and Iguodala hit three-pointers one after another, and Looney made a layup, giving the Warriors a 77-63 lead.
VanVleet turned into "Van Jordan" again and hit two three-pointers. After a 10-0 run, the Raptors only fell behind 73-77. Thompson also hit a three-pointer, and the Warriors stabilized their position. Two
Both teams hit waves of attack and had their downturns. Each scored 22 points in this quarter. After three quarters, there was still a 6-point gap between the two sides, with the Warriors leading 84-78.
The referee also made a misjudgment on the court. Halfway through the fourth quarter, Leonard obviously violated the walking rule, but the referee did not call it. The Warriors gave up their defense and Powell easily broke through and dunked.
This time the morale of the Warriors was severely damaged, but the Raptors became more and more courageous. Leonard hit a three-pointer. With 5 minutes and 10 seconds left in the game, they led 96-95. Curry wanted to return the favor with a three-pointer, but
It failed to hit, but Leonard hit the board again and the Raptors led by 3 points.
Leonard's killer qualities were fully demonstrated. After that, he succeeded in another three-pointer. The Raptors completed a 19-7 wave and led 103-97 with 3 minutes and 28 seconds left in the game, pushing the Warriors into desperation.
Thompson finally responded with a three-pointer. After that, he missed a shot and Cousins succeeded in a dunk, but was called a ball interference violation.
The Warriors could only rely on the "Splash Brothers". Curry hit another three-pointer, and Thompson knocked away the defender and hit another three-pointer. With 56.6 seconds left in the game, the Warriors led 106-103 again. The two hit three consecutive hits.
Three-pointers, a 9-0 run, and choked fate.
Lowry broke through and caused a ball interference violation. The Raptors narrowed the gap to 1 point with only 29.9 seconds left.
At the critical moment, the Warriors were called for an offensive foul, giving the Raptors a chance to make a final push. However, Lowry missed a three-pointer at the last moment, and the Raptors fell short.
In the end, after the whole game, the Warriors narrowly defeated the Raptors 106-105, bringing the total score to 2-3.
Kevin Durant returned in this game, but only played 12 minutes before he was injured again and left the game, scoring 11 points. Stephen Curry scored 31 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, and Klay Thompson 26
Draymond Green had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. Cousins came off the bench with 14 points and 6 rebounds.
The Raptors lost their first match point and will play away from home in their next game. Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, Kyle Lowry had 18 points and 6 assists, and Mark
- Gasol had 17 points and 8 rebounds, Pascal Siakam had 12 points. Serge Ibaka, who came off the bench, had 15 points and 6 rebounds, and Frank VanVleet had 11 points.
Winning this game is very important to the Warriors, because the next game is at home and they have a greater chance of winning.
And as long as the series is postponed to the seventh game, the Warriors will have a chance, and the chance is huge!
