Golden State Warriors superstar gets playoffs-best 47 points but with 3 key teammates hurt, Toronto grabs 123-109 win and 2-1 series lead
Oakland, Calif. — For every amazing shot in a career night by Stephen Curry on his home court, Kawhi Leonard, Kyle Lowry and Danny Green kept finding dazzling answers of their own.
The Toronto Raptors decided to « let it rip, » and now they have the momentum again in these back-and-forth NBA Finals.
Leonard scored 30 points on a night Curry went off for a playoff-best 47, and the Raptors beat the banged-up Golden State Warriors 123-109 on Wednesday for a 2-1 series lead.
Curry also had eight rebounds and seven assists but couldn’t do it all for the two-time defending champions, who were without starters Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson and key backup big man Kevon Looney due to injuries.
« They outplayed us. They deserved it, » Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. « I’m very proud of our effort, and now we’ve just got to bounce back and hopefully get back in here Friday night and hopefully get a little healthier and get some guys back. »
CBSSports.com’s Reid Forgrave writes that the Warriors are now « up against it in a way they have never been during their five-year dynasty. »
« What the Warriors are facing now is quite simply the biggest challenge during their dynasty: Down 2-1 to the best defensive team they’ve ever faced, without home-court advantage, and with the health of Durant and Thompson completely up in the air, » Forgrave says.
