With Klay Thompson included in the Golden State Warriors lineup after missing out in Game 3, the Toronto Raptors knew that the pivotal Game 4 would be no walk in the park. The Warriors would do all within their power to assure that Game 4 wouldn’t be the last taste of basketball in the Oracle Arena.
The Raptors were still riding their momentum from an all-around impressive display in Game 3, where they controlled the tempo throughout and never let the Warriors get within striking distance, even if Steph Curry put forward a superhuman effort.