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Tonight is game 2 of the NBA Finals. In game 1 Toronto came out and dominated the game pretty much start to finish taking a 1-0 series lead. While Kawhi played a good game, the star of the game for Toronto was Pascal Siakam who went 14-17 from the field and scored 32 points. That's an otherworldly 82.3% from the field, he also contributed 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Stephen Curry scored 34 points in a losing effort for the Warriors.

The Raptors opened up as -2 point favorites in this game after their dominant win in game 1. The Warriors will be looking to tie up the series and steal home court advantage. This might well be a must win game for them, teams that open a 2-0 finals series lead are 37-4 all time. There was a question if Andre Iguodala would play because he appeared to re-injure his calf late in game 1 but he has been cleared to play. Kevin Durant remains unavailable and his status for game 3 is still up in the air.

I expect the Warriors to make some major adjustments in tonights game and be much more competitive. I think they develop some schemes to deal with the Raptors defensive pressure and get more open looks from the 3 point line. They'll also develop a plan to deal with Pascal Siakam and prevent him from going off again. As good as Toronto played in game 1, the Warriors were still in a position to steal the game with just a few minutes remaining. The Raptors hit some big shots down the stretch to put it out of reach. Tonight I think that changes and the Warriors get the win and tie up the series at 1 game apiece.