Raptors just one win away from title with 105-92 victory over Warriors
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Toronto Raptors took a pair of games off the two-time defending champion Warriors in Golden State’s storied building.
And when they walked off the Oracle Arena floor after Friday’s victory — just one win away from the first NBA championship in the team’s 24-year franchise history — there wasn’t a celebratory smile among them.
“We’ve won three games, it’s the first to four,” point guard Kyle Lowry said. “We understand that they’re the defending champs and they’re not going to go out easy. They’re going to come and fight and prepare to play the next game. That’s how we’re preparing ourselves. We’ve got to prepare ourselves to play the next game. We haven’t done anything yet.”
Kawhi Leonard, acquired in the off-season in a blockbuster trade precisely for this reason, scored 17 of his 36 points in the Raptors’ massive third quarter to lead Toronto to a gritty 105-92 come-from-behind victory.