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#2 Raptors' cramping defense was vaguely reminiscent of the East Finals
After losing the first two games against Milwaukee, Nick Nurse' squad dialed up the defensive intensity and willed through for four wins in a row. When the Raptors took the floor for Game 1, they made sure Golden State had to hustle for each point they put on the scoreboard.
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Toronto forced the defending champs into committing 17 turnovers, 6 of which came from a certain Draymond Green who had just recently found his long-lost form.
"We didn't play very well tonight at all and we still had a chance the entire game," said Green who recorded his fifth triple double of the season. "And it was a great atmosphere. This is a team or a city, a country, that hasn't seen a finals ever here, so we expected it to be a great atmosphere and it was. But we can still play better and I know we will."
The Raptors shot over 50% from the field while restricting the visitors to 34-78 (43%) on the night. The Splash Brothers were restricted to a combined 16-of-35 from the floor.
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