On June 3, in the second game of the 2018-19 NBA Finals, the Toronto Raptors faced the Golden State Warriors at home.
Starting lineups for both sides:
Warriors: Iguodala, Draymond Green, Cousins, Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry.
Raptors: Leonard, Siakam, Gasol, Danny Green, Lowry.
Cousins had just returned in the last game, so Jordan Bell started. After testing, Jordan Bell was not effective, so Cousins could only be mentioned in the starting lineup.
This game is a must win for the Warriors. If they lose again, they will fall into an extremely passive situation.
In the first quarter, Leonard threw his hand into the net, and then he ignored the defense and hit a three-pointer. On the Warriors' side, Klay Thompson started very early. He took over the offense and scored 9 points in a row. But the Raptors
On the offensive end, Lowry, Gasol, and Siakam took turns scoring points. On the defensive end, they continued the intensity of the last game and strangled the Splash Brothers' running route.
The Warriors suffered a setback in their sports battle and could only score points by drawing fouls and free throws. On the other hand, the Raptors, Danny Green, and VanVleet went inside to score, and Ibaka also made a tip-in. After a single quarter, the Raptors were 27-27.
26 temporarily leads.
In the second quarter, the Raptors' advantage became more and more obvious. At 7 minutes and 12 seconds of this quarter, Gasol succeeded in a layup. Lowry also scored a three-pointer, and the point difference reached double digits.
Next, the Warriors were still passive. Although in the offense, the Splash Brothers could continue to output, the Warriors were extremely embarrassed on the defensive end. One of the goals Siakam attracted a double team and made a pass to Kaka. The latter faced Curry's defense and forced
A layup made the score 2+1.
The Warriors' defense had problems, and players on the team also suffered injuries one after another. Curry, Iguodala and center Kevin Looney were injured and returned to the locker room. Curry and Brother No. 1 returned to the game quickly after adjustments. But Lue
After receiving treatment, Ni's injury did not improve and he was forced to withdraw from the game.
Looney was knocked to the ground by Leonard when he was defending. At that time, Looney fell heavily to the floor. He then covered his left chest in pain. The team doctor also brought an ice pack to apply ice.
Nick therefore left the game early for treatment and will not return due to a collarbone injury.
After undergoing MRI and CT scans, Looney was diagnosed with a non-displaced first costal cartilage fracture and will be sidelined indefinitely.
Looney's offensive skills are much worse than Cousins, but his defensive effect is quite significant. Without him, the Warriors' defense will be greatly affected.
In such a passive situation, the Warriors set off a climax before halftime. Curry exploded. He scored 10 points with sudden inside and outside shots. At the end of the half, the Warriors were temporarily behind 54-59.
The Warriors shot only 40% in the first half and made 6 of 16 three-pointers. Thompson scored 18 points, Curry 16 points and Green 9 points.
The Raptors shot 45.7% from the field and made 5 of 16 three-pointers. Leonard had 16 points, Lowry had 9 points, and VanVleet had 12 points.
After changing sides, the Raptors' offense and defense suddenly lost power. The Warriors seized the opportunity and attacked wildly, beating their opponents 18-0 at the beginning of the third quarter.
VanVleet hit a three-pointer and finally helped the Raptors stop the bleeding. After that, Kawhi showed his superstar style and began to score consecutively to help the home team catch up.
The game returned to a tug-of-war situation. Powell turned over and succeeded in a jump shot, and Kawhi also hit a layup. After three quarters, the Raptors trailed 80-88.
Although they regained the lead, the Warriors suffered another blow in the final quarter. Tang Shen had no choice but to withdraw from the game due to a sprained left leg.
With 10 minutes and 40 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Klay Thompson made a three-pointer from the top of the left arc. At this time, Raptors player Danny Green rushed over and flew past Klay, knocking him down.
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The slow motion shows that Klay did cross his legs when shooting, but Danny Green also knocked Klay on the head. Such physical contact has a great impact on the shooter!
The result was that Klay missed the three-pointer and spread his legs while falling to the ground, straining his leg!
After Klay got up, he still limped and complained to the referee that the ball hit him when the opponent was defending, but the referee ignored it.
Afterwards, during the timeout, Klay Thompson angrily returned to the bench to receive massage treatment from the team doctor. Curry also stepped forward to high-five Klay to encourage and comfort him.
Clay, who was treated on the bench to no avail, returned to the locker room for examination accompanied by staff and never returned to the court again.
In the players' tunnel returning to the locker room, you can see Klay limping forward with his hands on the wall, his expression very painful!
After an MRI examination, Klay's left leg was found to have a hamstring strain. Although it is not a serious injury, the next game will start the day after tomorrow, and Klay's participation is doubtful.
Although he suffered from continuous injuries, Deng Fang did not take action because he knew that the time was not yet up.
Deng Fang only has one chance to take action now, and he knows that Clay will be injured later, even more seriously than this time!
Forget it about Durant and leave it alone for Looney, but Clay must be cured and we must seize this opportunity.
Cousins made a layup, Cook hit two valuable three-pointers, and the Warriors continued to hold a double-digit advantage.
Towards the end of the game, the Warriors were running out of ammunition, and it was getting harder and harder to score points on offense. However, the Raptors were also extremely impatient. Many of their forced three-point attempts ended in blackouts. Controller Lowry also scored his sixth personal hit.
Foul and ejected.
Although Leonard's three free throws and Danny Green's three-pointer once gave the Raptors hope of catching up, Iguodala hit a key three-pointer with 7 seconds left in the game to end the game.
of suspense.
In the end, after the whole game, the Warriors narrowly defeated the Raptors 109-104, and the total score was tied at 1-1.
For the Raptors, Leonard scored 34 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists, Siakam had 12 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Gasol had 6 points, Danny Green had 8 points and 5 rebounds, Lowry had 13 points, and Fan
Fleet had 17 points, Powell had 7 points, and Ibaka had 7 points, 10 rebounds and 2 steals.
For the Warriors, Draymond Green had 17 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals, Cousins had 11 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks, Klay Thompson had 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Curry had 23 points, and Cook had 9
points, Livingston had 6 points, McGeeney had 2 points, Bogut had 6 points, and Jerebko had 2 points.
The Warriors shot 38.2% from three-point range in the game, while the Raptors only shot 28.9%. This is an important reason why the Warriors won.
In addition, everyone in the Warriors is strong, especially Green, who performed well and got a near triple-double. Cousins also made a big contribution, and Clay is as stable as ever.
Although Curry didn't score much, he attracted most of the Raptors' attention, which also created many easy scoring opportunities for his teammates.
The Raptors' defensive strategy is quite clear, which is to strangle Curry!
No matter where Curry is, someone will always be watching him. No matter whether Curry has the ball or not, he will be heavily guarded!
This is still with Klay. Without Klay, you can imagine how frantic the Raptors Curry's defense would be!
