The Toronto Raptors returned to steal a victory at the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals. Kawhi Leonard's charming action brought Raptors a 123-109 win over the Warriors at ORACLE Arena on Thursday (06/06/2019). With this victory the Raptors won 2-1 in the 2019 NBA Finals. The Warriors will still host in the fourth game of the 2019 Finals NBA held on Saturday (08/06/2019) morning WIB.
In the NBA Finals 2019 third game, the Warriors have not been able to bring down Kevin Durant. The situation got worse because Klay Thompson also had not recovered from a hamstring injury experienced in the second game. Without reinforced Durant and Thompson, the Warriors oversized the Raptors in the first quarter. The actions of Marc Gasol and Pascal Siakam were difficult for the Warriors to suppress. The Raptors also won 36-29 in the first quarter.
The Raptors became more confident in the second quarter. Nick Nurse's side had shot a 14-point lead until the middle of the second quarter. The Warriors don't stay silent. The defense of the Warriors made Raptors helpless. More than four minutes the Raptors cannot score at all. The actions of Draymond Green and Andrew Bogut made several times the Raptors were exposed to offensive fouls. The Warriors could cut the distance to be eight points behind during the first half.