Golden State Play Decisive Home Match against Toronto on Friday
Published June 14, 2019 by Florin P
The Golden State Warriors have forced a Game 6 at a terrible price and will have to win at home without Kevin Durant.
The Golden State Warriors have accomplished an amazing thing by winning the fourth match against the Toronto Raptors in Canada. They did, however, lose Kevin Durant in the process and he is officially out for the series. The reigning champions have a difficult task at hand, and they need to win back-to-back games to stage an incredible comeback. Golden State Warriors players must take it one step at a time, with the first challenge being a victory in front of their fans on Friday.
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Home pitch advantage means a great deal for the en-titre champions, as they have won the vast majority of their matches at the Oracle Arena. Even without Kevin Durant on the pitch, the Golden State Warriors have plenty of quality players that can lead them to victory. Steph Curry is once again the player that home fans are counting on, after an amazing performance in game four. In spite of his dazzling display of skill and 47 points scored, Golden State were unable to prevail against the disciplined Toronto Raptors.
888 Sport regards the home side as a narrow favorite to prevail against the team that has finished the regular season with the best record. The odds of 7/10 on a Golden State victory that includes overtime are tempting, given the hosts’ immense experience. Curry is the kind of player that can single-handedly win a match and Toronto is yet to find a way to shut him down. The hosts are counting on Klay Thompson to return to fitness and together with Steph, help the Warriors push the series into a decisive match.
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Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry are the two players that the Toronto Raptors are relying on in game six. Both are immensely talented and they’ve managed to elevate their game precisely when their team needed it most. Stopping these two players in their tracks is a tall order for the Golden State Warriors, especially with plenty of other dangerous players on the court. Danny Green and Gasol have alternated decent performances with amazing ones and they can’t be underestimated.
Toronto has already won a match in Oakland and bet365 Sports offers odds of 3/2 on the Raptors to do it again on Friday. It is the Golden State Warriors that play with their backs against the wall, while having key players missing due to injury. The Canadians lead the series and even if they lose on the road tonight they will have another opportunity to win the trophy on Sunday. This is the kind of safety net that should give them more courage in this potentially decisive match against the Golden State Warriors.
