The Golden State Warriors have done the impossible, they just won Game 5 with Kevin Durant getting hurt early in the game. The Warriors won 106-105 in Toronto. Kwahi Leonard was getting hot with less than 5 minutes left in the game, finishing with 26 points, and put the Raptors up by 6 at one point. The question around the league will be, how did the Warriors pull off a win?
Kevin Durant went out after playing 11 minutes and 57 seconds, he scored 11 points and was looking unguardable. He went down on a freak injury, the results are yet to be known but it does look like potentially a torn Achilles. Kevin Durant did leave with a walking boot and crutches.
With 5 minutes left the Raptors were up by 1, then Kwahi Leonard got hot. He hit huge shots to put the Raptors up by 6, and the Warriors chances looked bleak. The Raptors called a timeout when the momentum was on their side, which will be discussed about why they did that for days to come. After this timeout, the Raptors only scored one more time the rest of the game. This timeout could be the reason why the Raptors aren't the Champions tonight, and it could be the reason why the Raptors ultimately lose the series.
Klay Thompson has proven that he can be the most clutch player on the Warriors if he is needed to be. Klay Thompson went on to score the most clutch baskets of the game. He scored the 2 most important 3 point shots in the game and should receive all the credits why they ultimately won tonight. Stephen Curry tied the game late, but Klay hit the shot to put them up by 3. The Splash Brothers combined for 57 points tonight and showed the league why they are the best backcourt in the league.
The biggest surprise of tonight's game was the great play of Demarcus Cousins. Demarcus Cousins was the last center for the Warriors to come in tonight. When he came in he proved to everyone why he is considered a great player. He scored 14 points, 6 rebounds, a block, and had a huge put-back dunk, that the refs ultimately called off but was a huge play. The only bad play for him was the illegal screen at the end of the game. He set a moving screen for Stephen Curry that almost cost the Warriors the game tonight. Since the Warriors won no one will truly care about this play he messed up in tomorrow.
Ultimately the Warriors won because of the Splash Brothers and the great surprise play of Demarcus Cousins. Stephen Curry, 31 points 8 rebounds and 7 assists, and Klay Thompson, 26 points 6 rebounds and 4 assists, were incredible tonight. The Warriors showed tonight why you can never count them out. They also showed the Raptors that you can't give them any hope at all if you want to beat them.
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