4th Game of the final series with Toronto Raptors leading the series 2 - 1 this game is vital for the Warriors and they must win, because if they lose the match would be between the sword and the wall, so this Friday night brings us this interesting game of the NBA finals.
Game Summary
The beginning would be imprecise on the part of both teams, little by little they would go resuming the rhythm of game and the Warriors would take advantage by 3 possessions, it was important for them to win this encounter, on the part of Toronto Leonard resisted with his effective offensive, finishes the fourth with Warriors taking advantage and winning the partial of the fourth.
The second quarter would take another tone, the efficiency in the duel would begin to increase, Raptors would begin to discount the advantage and would be placed 2 possessions, Warriors through Thompson who had been reactivated in this encounter would have an offensive streak and would take advantage again, finishes the first half 42 - 46 up Warriors.
Second Half
The intensity in the offensive transitions were noticeable in this period of the game, Raptors took the lead but Warriors also in a leadership exchange between both teams, Leonard calibrated his offense and had an exceptional fourth, Raptors took the lead for some possessions, ends the fourth with Raptors winning the partial and leading the game.
Raptors made an excellent approach to the game, with precise assists, destroying the defensive of the Warriors who did not find the formula to discount in the decisive last quarter, with a minute to play Toronto had total control and dominion of the game, ends the encounter 105 - 92 in a great victory Raptors over Warriors.
Details and Personal Analysis
I must say that the game of Raptors on the road as visitors is among the select teams that can win at home and what better time to prove it than in the finals, the meeting began very imprecise on both sides, but from the second quarter the level of precision and intensity was increasing, would be a first time that would end closed by just 2 possessions with partial victory of Warriors. In the second half Raptors began to resize their game with an ideal duel approach, Kawhi Leonard was demonstrating once again because he had previously won the most valuable player in a finals and is that he was destroying the defense of the Warriors with its high effectiveness contagious to his team, with an Ibaka, Lowry, Green, Siakam and the team in general which were contributing to the cause of the Raptors forging a great system of game, on the part of the Warriors did not effect the usual antidote and fell in the 3rd quarter where they generally bent their rivals, but this time the opposite happened because Toronto would crush them exponentially in this lapse of playing time, in the last period the Raptors would maintain the level with a balanced overall performance of a large compact collective team, while the Warriors used their last cartridges through Thompson's perimeter throws, with the certain advantage of Toronto and long possessions with 1 minute to finish Raptors had total control of the game and would put between the sword and the wall with the series in favor 3 - 1 to the Warriors with an excellent victory to a step of the championship for the Raptors.
Best Performances
Kawhi Leonard 36 Pts. 12 Reb. 2 Ast.
Serge Ibaka 20 Pts. 4 Reb. 1 Ast.
Pascal Siakam 19 Pts. 5 Reb. 1 Ast.
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