";s:4:"text";s:4695:" Kevin Durant, who has been sidelined with a calf injury for a month, returned for the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 on Monday night in Toronto.Durant, who was averaging 34.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists this postseason, went through practice Sunday and a shootaround Monday morning.Warriors coach Steve Kerr told reporters the plan is to start Durant and play him in short bursts since he doesn’t want to put too much burden on him. For all of the runs from each team, the Warriors once again maintained their six-point lead after the third.
In the fourth quarter, the Warriors hung on to their lead for as long as they could, but with the 3-point shots not falling, the Raptors soon took control. — Kevin Rashidi (@KevinRashidi) June 10, 2019. NBA Finals 2019: Toronto Raptors vs. Golden State Warriors live score, updates, news, stats and highlights. Their defense wasn't able to match their offense, though, and the Raptors quickly got back into the game, even taking a lead of their own for a short time. SG - TOR. If there are quick whistles on Golden State early in Game 5, Draymond Green will have to keep his cool.
ESPN's Brian Windhorst reported that Durant tried to do some things in practice, but it didn't go well "His body isn't ready.
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Leading into tonight’s game: - Injury report: For the Raptors, Jordan Loyd (coach’s decision) is listed as out. NBA.com is part of Turner Sports Digital, part of the Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network. Play Now Golden State made 12 more 3-pointers than Toronto in Game 5 and nearly doubled the Raptors in 3-point percentage - 20-42 (47.6%) for the Warriors vs. 8-32 (25.0%) for the Raptors. It’s time for colleges to take notice and help the players.UCLA guard Chris Smith, the Pac-12’s most improved player last season, will be coming back to Westwood to play his senior season.Football participation drops to 89,756, the fifth consecutive year of decline at California’s high school level.Padres pitching Chris Paddack on facing big hitters in the Dodgers’ lineup: “Will I have a little extra adrenaline? ... Game Leaders.
CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: nba | pageType: stories | As it turned out, everyone was right. Durant and the Warriors got off to a red-hot start, making their first five 3-pointers to jump out to an early lead. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Raptors hit big shots, beat Warriors for 2-1 NBA Finals lead. Once Durant re-entered the game late in the quarter, the Warriors went on another nice run to build a comfortable lead after the first 12 minutes.Unfortunately for the Warriors and Durant, the feel-good story turned into a nightmare early in the second quarter when he After Durant left the game, the Warriors got a nice boost from Golden State began the second half much like it did the first, which is to say it couldn't miss from downtown. The return of Kevin Durant is the final hurdle for Toronto Raptors; just one win away from a maiden NBA title.
Dan Woike is the national basketball writer for the Los Angeles Times, a job he moved into after covering the Chargers’ first season back in Los Angeles for The Times.
