At Oakland, California:
Kyle Lowry (who dished out ten assists) and Pascal Siakam (who grabbed ten rebounds; that's him celebrating after scoring) each scored 26 points while series Most Valuable Player Kawhi Leonard added 22 on Thursday as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors 114-110 on the road in game six of the NBA Finals as the guests won their first-ever NBA championship (and the first for a Canadian club) four games to two.
Before suffering a torn ACL, Klay Thompson scored 30 points to pace the Warriors while Andre Iguodala added 22 and Stephen Curry 21.
It was the Warriors final game at Oakland's Oracle Arena before moving to San Francisco's Chase Center starting next season.
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At Toronto:
Stephen Curry scored 31 points while Klay Thompson (that's him celebrating here, after converting a three-point shot) added 16 on Monday night as the Golden State Warriors, despite losing Kevin Durant to a season-ending Achilles injury in the first half, held off the Toronto Raptors 106-105 in game six of the NBA Finals, which the Raptors now lead three games to two.
Kawhi Leonard paced the Raptors with 26 points while grabbing 12 rebounds.
Toronto can still lock up its' first NBA title on Thursday (6:00 PM Pacific Time, ABC) with a game-six victory in Oakland.
It will be Golden State's final game at the Oracle Arena before moving next season to the Chase Center in San Francisco.
USA Today photo by Kyle Terada
At Oakland, California:
Kawhi Leonard (that's him, above) scored 36 points and grabbed 12 rebounds on Friday as the Toronto Raptors again topped the Golden States Warriors 105-92 in game four of the NBA Finals.
Serge Ibaka came off the bench to score 20 points while Pascal Siakam added 19 points to the Raptors' coffers.
After missing game three with a hamstring injury, Klay Thompson scored 28 points to top the Warriors while Stephen Curry added 19 to the Golden State cause.
The Raptors, who now lead the series three games to one, can lock up their first-ever NBA championship (and a first for a Canadian club) by winning game five back home in Toronto on Monday night (6:00 PM Pacific Time, ABC).
USA Today Sports photo by Kyle Terada
At Oakland, California:
Kawhi Leonard (that's him here, driving to the bucket past Golden State's Draymond Green) scored 30 points while Kyle Lowry added 23 on Wednesday as the Toronto Raptors, with all five starters scoring in double figures, downed the Golden State Warriors 123-109 on the road in game three of the NBA Finals, despite 47 points (a playoff career high), eight rebounds, and seven assists from the hosts' Stephen Curry.
The Warriors were without the services of the injured Klay Thompson, ending his string of 120 consecutive playoff-game appearances.
The series, in which the Raptors now lead two games to one, is set to continue on Friday in Oakland (6:00 PM Pacific Time, ABC).
USA Today Sports photo by Kyle Terada
At Toronto:
Klay Thompson (that's him, going for a rebound here), before leaving the game with a hamstring injury, scored 25 points while Stephen Curry added 23 on Sunday as the Golden State Warriors held off the Toronto Raptors 109-104 on the road in game two of the NBA Finals.
Draymond Green came close to registering another triple double (17 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists) for the Warriors.
Kawhi Leonard scored 34 points and pulled in 14 rebounds for the Raptors.
The series, now deadlocked at one game apiece, will resume on Tuesday in Oakland (6:00 PM Pacific Time, ABC).
USA Today Sports photo by Kyle Terada
At Toronto:
Pascal Siakam scored 32 points while grabbing eight rebounds while Kawhi Leonard (who also pulled in eight boards) and Marc Gasol added 23 and 20 points respectively on Thursday as the Toronto Raptors topped the visiting Golden State Warriors 118-109 in the opening game of the NBA Finals.
Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 34 points while Klay Thompson added 21 to the Golden State tally.
That's the aforementioned Mr. Siakam, driving to the bucket against the Warriors' Draymond Green.
The series is set to continue in Toronto on Sunday (5:00 PM Pacific Time, ABC).
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