The Golden State Warriors levelled up their NBA Finals series against the Toronto Raptors with a 109-104 victory in Canada.
Klay Thompson and Steph Curry both put 15 on the board in the first half, and the Warriors went on an 18-0 run to start the third quarter in the victory.
The closing seconds of the game were closer than the reigning NBA champions would have liked, with the Raptors going on a 10-0 run late to bring the game to within five points with a minute remaining.
🏀 GAME 2 FINAL SCORE 🏀 The @warriors take Game 2 on the road and level the series 1-1! #NBAFinals #StrengthInNumbers 109#WeTheNorth 104 Klay Thompson: 25 PTS, 4 3PMSteph Curry: 23 PTS, 3 3PMDraymond Green: 17 PTS, 10 REB, 9 ASTDeMarcus Cousins: 11 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST pic.twitter.com/THV4pibDDw — NBA (@NBA) June 3, 2019
Fred Van Vleet missed a shot, while Kawhi Leonard also failed to score but a Danny Green three made it 106-104 with 26.9 seconds left.
Andre Iguodala put the game beyond reach with a three-pointer with 7.0 seconds left to seal the win.
Coming home with a dub. Series is tied 1-1#StrengthInNumbers | #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/MJiBElrlBJ — Golden State Warriors (@warriors) June 3, 2019
Thompson, who left the game early, finished the night with 25 points, while Curry added 23 and Draymond Green 17.
31 & 7 for the KLaw pic.twitter.com/PMMtM5AnqN — Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) June 3, 2019
Leonard was the top scorer on the night with 34 points for Toronto, but Pascal Siakam – who had 32 in game one – only managed 12 on Sunday night.
The best-of-seven series, tied at 1-1, travels to California for game three on Wednesday.
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