The NBA Finals came down to their last possession, and the Warriors fell just short.
The Toronto Raptors held out for a 114-110 win in Game 6 on Thursday night at Oracle Arena, thanks to a wild sequence on Golden State's offensive end.
The Warriors had a chance to take the lead with 9.6 seconds remaining. Andre Iguodala inbounded to Draymond Green in the post, who then kicked a pass to an open Steph Curry for a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer. Golden State trailed 111-110, and Curry fired with the chance to force a Game 7 in the best-of-seven series.
Not enough for one more Oracle miracle. pic.twitter.com/iHsen1V3NL— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 14, 2019
Curry's shot fell short on the right side of the rim, but Kawhi Leonard could not cleanly haul in the ensuing rebound. Green dove for and came up with the loose ball in a last-ditch effort with under a second remaining. But he, Iguodala and Quinn Cook called a timeout the Warriors did not have, and Golden State was assessed a technical foul.
The clock surely would have run out had a timeout not been called, but the moment nonetheless evoked then-Michigan forward Chris Webber doing the same in the 1993 national championship against North Carolina.
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The Warriors were only in position to take the lead because of a defensive stop on the preceding With 18.5 seconds remaining, the Warriors opted not to foul the Raptors off of the inbound pass. Stephen Curry joined Andre Iguodala to double-team Kawhi Leonard, who then passed to Danny Green. As Draymond Green closed out, Toronto's Green threw the ball away and gave the Warriors life.
But Golden State couldn't take advantage, and Toronto clinched its first NBA championship.
