OAKLAND – Playing for injured star Kevin Durant in a farewell to the arena when they became a dynasty, the Golden State Warriors are set for an emotional NBA Finals showdown Thursday against Toronto (Friday Manila time). Durant, Most Valuable Player of the past two NBA Finals, underwent surgery Wednesday before the Warriors conducted their final arena practice. History still favors the Raptors as only once in 34 attempts has a team rallied from 3-1 down to win the NBA Finals, that coming in 2016 when LeBron James led Cleveland back to a title against the Warriors. The Warriors must shut down Kawhi Leonard but contain a balanced attack that produced six double-digit scorers in game five. Golden State's 20 3-points in the contest were the second-most in any NBA Finals game.

Source: Philippine Star June 13, 2019 01:30 UTC