Golden State wins, and the Warriors are right back in this series, favorites to raise the Larry O’Brien trophy for the third consecutive season.
Right?
There’s little doubt that the Warriors' 109-104 win in Game 2 of the NBA Finals was a series saver. It’s been years since Golden State played a game of this importance so early in a series, but the combination of the Raptors' ferocious, two-way play and the Warriors' steadily swelling injury list made Sunday night’s tilt as significant as they get.
They almost lost, too. Down 11 with 90 seconds to play in the first half, with Scotiabank Arena rocking loud enough to reverberate in Vancouver, the Warriors were in trouble.