Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard dribbles while guarded by Golden State Warriors forward Alfonzo McKinnie during the first half of Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night in Oakland, Calif.OAKLAND, Calif. – Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry kept finding answers for every big shot by Stephen Curry and the beat-up Golden State Warriors, and the Toronto Raptors grabbed a pivotal road win in the NBA Finals by winning 123-109 Wednesday night for a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Curry scored a playoff career-best 47 points to go with eight rebounds and seven assists, but he couldn’t do it all for the winners of the past two NBA titles, who were down starters Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson and key backup big man Kevon Looney because of injuries.
Leonard scored 30 points, Lowry contributed 23 with five 3-pointers and Green had 18 points with six 3s after Pascal Siakam got the Raptors rolling early as Toronto shot 52.4% and made 17 from behind the arc.
Thompson missed a playoff game for the first time in his career after straining his left hamstring late in Game 2 on Sunday night, while Looney is out the rest of the series after a cartilage fracture on his right side near the collarbone that also happened in that game. Durant, the NBA Finals MVP the past two years, is still out because of a strained right calf.
Golden State hopes to get healthier by Game 4 on Friday night, still at Oracle Arena.