With a suffocating defense, a Pascal Siakam disguised as Kawhi Leonard and a decisive Marc Gasol, the Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors 118-109 and struck first in the NBA Finals.
The Canadians took the advantage from the beginning of the match, tied the scoring lanes of the reigning champions and came out very strengthened in their debut in the first Final in their history.
Siakam shone with 32 points and eight rebounds, Gasol with 20 and seven sacks and Leonard with 23 goals in a match where the choral game of the locals prevailed over the genius of a Stephen Curry who was too alone (28).
Game 2 will be played again in Canada on Sunday. AFP