He added 11 assists after returning to the starting lineup for the first time all series because of a knee injury.
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“West finals two years in a row, it’s been a special, special season”, Thompson said. So today, I just adjusted how I normally get ready for a game and got in the line first.
“Whatever it takes”, Spoelstra said.
Trail Blazers at Warriors, Golden State leads 3-1. And the banged-up Warriors could use the time to get healthy.
One day after Curry was voted the first unanimous victor in 61 years, James, who finished third, said the honor can be interpreted in different ways. “I’m just focused on tonight”, he said.
Wade drew fire after continuing his pre-game shooting routine as “O Canada” played prior to Game 3 in Miami on Saturday. A gutty effort from a lot of guys.
“We’ve got to make sure we don’t relax before halftime or the end of any quarter”, Casey said.
Away from home with no Whiteside, Wade simply can’t keep shooting like he has done.
The Blazers were written off in July after massive roster upheaval, probably left for dead in December after an 11-20 start, and certainly not expected to go anywhere when they dropped the first two games of the first round to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Toronto Raptors’ DeMar DeRozan runs up the court after making a 3-point basket against the Miami Heat during the second half of Game 5 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinals, Wednesday, May 11, 2016, . Goran Dragic had a three-point play to put Miami up 92-87, and Wade’s steal and dunk put an emphatic stamp on the Heat’s win.
Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan aggravated his right thumb injury early in the fourth quarter and went to the locker room but returned. When Carroll got up, he headed slowly to the Toronto locker-room in obvious pain, holding his left wrist.
Lowry answered again with another key bucket for the Raptors. It did and they made more plays.
Biyombo had seven points in a first quarter that saw the Raptors shoot just 37 per cent, and Miami took a 25-21 lead into the second.
The Toronto Raptors will be looking to move ahead of the Miami Heat in a tightly-fought series as they host game 5 over at the Air Canada Centre once more. The Raptors’ media relations Twitter account announced on Thursday afternoon that Carroll’s wrist injury yielded negative x-rays and he will be questionable for Toronto’s Game 6 in South Beach on Friday night. The team said that the X-ray results were inconclusive.
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Now, Raptors coach Dwane Casey must ask himself this question about his All-Star backcourt: How long is he willing to ride-and-die with subpar offense from DeRozan, who is bothered by an injured right thumb, and Lowry?
