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

#3 Golden State got their first taste of being undermanned at the biggest stage of them all

This is probably the most vulnerable GSW has ever been in the Finals.

Klay Thompson's appearance in Game 3 was a game-time decision and the coaching staff decided to sideline the star shooter citing a serious hamstring injury. Meanwhile, Durant missed his eighth straight playoff game ever since his exit due to a calf strain in the Rockets series, and also missing was backup center Kevon Looney.

Steve Kerr decided to start Livingston, Curry, Cousins, Green and Iggy, with Cook, Bogut and McKinnie coming off the bench to play extended minutes throughout the game. Clearly, Toronto was a way better team on paper in terms of talent and that's what took over during the course of the game.

The Raptors had multiple options to throw the ball to and they matched it with intense hustle on the defensive end as well, leaving the hosts clueless at times.

Every time the Warriors tried to build momentum for one of their classic runs, they'd always find themselves searching for talent and confidence, which would eventually lead to Toronto answering back. They did cut the lead to as low as seven points on a couple of occasions, but their apparent lack of quality perimeter shooting (except Steph) got to them time and again.