NewsOK.com · May 31, 2019
NBA Finals: Raptors defense frustrates Warriors
Golden State' Steph Curry (30) drives to the basket but is sandwiched by Marc Gasol and Danny Green in Game 1. (AP Photo)So that’s what an NBA Finals looks like without LeBron James.
The Raptors made quick work of my prediction that Golden State would sweep the NBA Finals. Toronto beat Golden State 118-109 Thursday night in Game 1. The Raptors controlled from the start – Golden State led for 3:39 total in the game, and never for more than 68 seconds -- and the Warriors never made it a two-possession game in the final 9:55.
So it wasn’t classic drama. But it was a new plot.