NBA Final: Toronto Raptors takes 2-1 lead Against Warriors

Kawhi Leonard scored 30 points as the Toronto Raptors beat reigning
champions the Golden State Warriors 123-109 to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA
Finals.
Stephen Curry's play-off career-high 47 points was not enough for the depleted
Warriors, who were without the injured Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson.
The Warriors are attempting to win for the third season in a row, while the
Raptors are in their first ever final.
Game four of the best-of-seven series is on Saturday in Oakland.
A man sitting courtside at the Oracle Arena was ejected for shoving Kyle Lowry
in the fourth quarter, after the Raptors player had fallen into the front row diving
for a loose ball.
"There's no place for that," said Lowry, who scored 23 points - one of six
Raptors players to reach double figures. "You know, he had no reason to touch
me. He had no reason to reach over two seats and then say some vulgar
language to me.
"There's no place for people like that in our league and, you know, hopefully he
never comes back to an NBA game."
Two-time NBA most valuable player Curry said the Warriors are "missing 50
points" with the absence of Thompson and Durant.
"We'll adjust," added Curry. "And it's a long series you know. It's going to be
fun for us.
"We fought, but we lost. So we got to go back to the drawing board and just
recalibrate for game four.
"We're going to compete no matter what happens, you can count on that.
"We have got to execute and play smarter and no matter who is out there on
the floor, do what you got to do to win.

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