Xinhua News Agency, Washington, June 2 (reporter Wang Jiyi) the NBA finals held the second contest on the 2nd. The defending champion Golden State Warriors defeated Toronto Raptors 109:104 away after a hard battle, at present, the total score of the two teams is 1:1 draw.
In this game, the Warriors were not surprised. When they fell behind, they clenched the score and reversed the game again in the third quarter of “unaffordable”. Several major players of the team played well and each contributed. “Splash” Brothers Thompson and Curry led the attack line, scoring 25 points and 23 points respectively, and green contributed 17 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists. In the first game of the finals, kaoxins, who was short of battle due to injury for a long time, once played for 8 minutes to adapt to the rhythm of the game. This game finally returned to the starting lineup and got 11 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, it provides great support at both ends of attack and defense. Veteran igodala played a general role in the whole game, but he shot three points at the end of the game, helping the Warriors to establish a leading edge of 109:104. At this time, only 5.9 seconds were left in the game, the score was finally fixed here. In addition, the substitute Cook made three three-point shots.
“When the Warriors set foot on the finals, the details of the champion will be displayed at the critical moment.” Curry said after the game.
In the first half of the game, the Raptors were in a hot state. They once extended the score difference to 12 points. Although the core library of the Warriors felt cold, fortunately, the stars such as Thompson and Green played well, helping the team bite the score tightly, the Warriors only fell behind 54:59 at the end of the half-time. At the beginning of the third quarter, a sudden change in the situation, the Raptors had a short circuit in the attack, repeatedly failed and made constant mistakes. When the Warriors came up, they played a wave of 18:0 smackdown, surpassing the score to 72:59. The Raptors began to catch up with the score in the second half of the third quarter, and hit a small climax of 10:0 in the second half of the fourth quarter to bring the score to 104:106, but in the end, igodala’s three points tossing killed the suspense of the match.
Raptors coach Nath felt incredible about the crash in the third quarter. He said: “We had a good chance in four or five rounds, but we didn’t get any points. There were still several attacks. Our organization was very poor. At the same time, the poor attack led to defensive problems, I need to see what happened in those few minutes.”
Raptors guard Lowry was annoyed by this performance. He said: “It’s all my fault that we played too badly in the third quarter and threw too many balls, while the attack of Warriors was very disciplined. Their confidence also began to burst at that time.”
With this victory, the Warriors also took back the home court advantage. The third and fourth finals will be held in Auckland, the home court of the Warriors. Although this game was won, the Warriors also had bad news. It was still unknown whether Thompson, the God pitcher, had a rest after his leg injury in the fourth quarter of the game. The substitute center Luoni was also injured in this game.
In addition, Warrior star Durant has missed seven games in a row due to injury, but according to local media reports, Durant may return in the third or fourth game. “This victory was hard won and I am proud of my players. Next, we will go back to home to defend our home advantage. The Warrior’s injury continues, and we need to find a way to solve this.” Warrior coach Cole said.
Leonard, the core of raptors, contributed 34 points and 14 rebounds. Lowry was troubled by too many fouls and only contributed 13 points. Van Felite was still a trooper of raptors, contributing 17 points. Siacam, who played well in the first game of the finals, was restricted and only got 12 points.
“Now our situation is a bit like that of warriors who have just arrived in Toronto. We need to win at least one of the two away games. We have the ability to do this.” Nass said.