It was over when…Pascal Siakam tipped in his own missed shot with 54.6 seconds remaining to make it a nine-point game. Kyle Lowry and Alfonzo McKinnie traded three-pointers to close the game and the Raptors walked off the court with a 118-109 Game 1 victory to take a 1-0 series lead in the 2019 NBA Finals.
Getting things started: Though both teams had a rough shooting start in the first quarter of Game 1, the Raptors managed to shoot 39 percent from the floor, besting Golden State’s 30 percent shooting in the quarter to take a four-point, 25-21 lead after the opening 12 minutes.