NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors' Championship Race In Doubt After Fall 3-1 Behind Toronto Raptor In Game 4

Could it be that Toronto Raptors are they are a match away from claiming their first ever championship title as they continue to troll Golden State Warriors in the fourth edition of the NBA Finals?
Defending champions, Warriors, took a humble second defeat in a row to improve 1-3 against the Canadian side which thrashed them by 92-105 on Friday night at Oracle Centre.
Despite Klay Thompson's return from injury, Warriors did seem like a team that is offensive enough to outshine Raptors with the absence of their star forward Kevin Durant who is ruled out for injury.
However, Warriors were like they had the game in their control before hard-fighting Raptors snatched the wheel of the game and went off in rampage from late in the third quarter with a 12-point lead.
Raptors maintained the lead margin through to win the game with Kawhi Leonard knocking down 5-in-9 three-point attempts and 11-in-22 shots from the field to lead the standouts by 36 points, 12 rebounds and two assists.
Serge Ibaka delivered his career-best performance with 9-in-11 shots from the field adding to the scoreboard 20 points, four rebounds and an assist.
Thompson topped the scoring for Warriors with 28 points, three rebounds and two assists while Steve Curry added up 27 points, four rebounds and six assists.
Afterwards, Curry acknowledged his Leonard's contributions to his team's successes in the final series saying that the Los Angeles-native "hit every big shot, every big momentum shot" against his team.
Meanwhile, early in the fourth, Fred VanVleet was escorted out of the court after suffering an injury to his face when Shaun Livingston's landed his elbow on his face on his jump to tip in the ball, yet Raptors maintained a strong defense against Warriors to seal the victory.
"He imposed his will on the game and his team followed him," Warriors forward Draymond Green praised Leonard leadership role in Raptors. Green finished the game with 10 points, nine rebounds and 12 assists.

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