Nathan Denette
Golden State Warriors' DeMarcus Cousins (0) ties up Toronto Raptors' Kawhi Leonard (2) during the second half of Game 2 of basketball’s NBA Finals, Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Raptors feel good mentally, and they are certainly in better shape physically than the Golden State Warriors.
The Raptors know they have outplayed Golden State for perhaps 90 of the 96 minutes of the NBA Finals, and they almost overcame the one brutal stretch where they didn't. Despite being blanked for nearly half the third quarter of Game 2, the Raptors were within two points in the final seconds.