NBA Finals 2019: 3 Talking points from Golden State Warriors vs Toronto Raptors - Game 2

It's all tied up in the NBA Finals now
It's all tied up in the NBA Finals now

#3 Kawhi Leonard bounced back strong but Siakam failed to show up

Kawhi was himself again after an underwhelming showing in Game 1.
Kawhi was himself again after an underwhelming showing in Game 1.

Kawhi has had a huge hand in Toronto's five-game winning streak in the playoffs ever since going down 2-0 against the Bucks. The Raps managed to make good work of the champs in Game 1 despite a subpar scoring total (24 points) from The Klaw. However, as expected from playoff Leonard, he put together a game-high 34 points on 16 made free throws along with 14 rebounds for game 2.

Despite shooting 8-of-20 from the floor and 2-of-9 from beyond the arc, Kawhi made sure he got the line at regular intervals and kept the scoreboard ticking to keep his team afloat.

A major anomaly for the Raptors appeared in the form of Pascal Siakam who after scoring a game-winning 32 points in the previous one could only manage 12 points in this particular contest. He shot an unacceptable 5-of-18 from the field and 0-of-3 from the deep. Spicy P did have 8 boards and 5 dimes having played a game-high 41 minutes.

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