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Dunc'd On Basketball NBA Podcast

2019 NBA Finals Game 4

Dunc'd On Basketball NBA Podcast

Nate Duncan

Sports

4.52.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

We look at the keys to Toronto seizing control of the series at Oracle Arena, including Kawhi Leonard’s dominating performance and why Golden State has had such trouble stopping this Raptors team. Also: Toronto’s defense and superior depth, why Steph...

Transcript

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0:00.0

The Toronto Raptors now sit one home game away from the NBA championship.

0:05.2

They thoroughly controlled the second half in this one using a 37-21 third quarter to take full control

0:13.5

led by double digits. Nearly the entire fourth quarter ended up closing it out 105-92.

0:20.5

And I think the biggest takeaway that I had was this Raptors offense carved up Golden State yet again.

0:28.2

What stood out to me was the Raptors doing really well offensively in both the third and the

0:35.2

competitive portion of the fourth quarter. The end was a little bit funky where they succeeded

0:40.1

in completely different ways. That third quarter was a series of different things but a lot of it

0:45.2

was just co-ye being amazing. In the third quarter alone he had 17 points, 5 of 8 from the field,

0:50.8

5 of 5 from the line. But then the fourth quarter was just a barrage. I thought wow we was fantastic

0:56.6

in that fourth quarter. Carving up the Warriors, getting the passes to the open corner,

1:01.3

three-point shooters, sometimes above the break as well. And the other thing I found interesting

1:05.5

was that the fourth quarter wasn't all that different offensively for me. Then some of the stuff

1:11.4

they did in the first half is just that the shots that didn't fall in the first fell in the fourth

1:16.5

and then the game was over. Stats from that second half, 140 offensive rating 63 points on 45

1:24.0

possessions. Four Toronto after they were miserable in the first half, scoring only 42 points on 49

1:31.4

possessions. And you knew that the shot making was going to turn around only two of 15 on three.

1:37.0

Some very, very good looks in that first half. As you mentioned, they went five of nine from

1:42.4

downtown. Coilunnerd personally set the tone with two three-pointers to erase the Warriors.

1:49.4

Tenuous four-point lead at the start of the third quarter. One got a pretty easy transition.

1:54.1

One Steph Curry and DeMarcus Cousins were just hanging out under the rim. Didn't get back on

1:58.2

D. He was open there. And then he hit one right in Dremont's face off a semi-transition ISO the next

2:05.2

time. And Toronto would eventually trail again by five midway through the third, but then it

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