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RSS FeedsWhat they´re saying about us: The Warriors of the North
(The Star Food)

 
 

9 june 2019 18:45:20

 
What they´re saying about us: The Warriors of the North
(The Star Food)
 


The Toronto Raptors are leading the NBA Finals 3-1 and Monday’s Game 5 could be the one where they bring home the title for the first time. As the big day approaches, here’s a look at what U.S. media are saying about the Raptors.Move over, Golden StateNumerous analysts have said the Raptors are beating the Golden State Warriors at their own game. In a story that ran on the front page of the New York Times’ sports section on Sunday, Marc Stein declared that the defending NBA champions have met their match.“For the Warriors are facing a team that believes it is Warriors North. That is the real issue,” wrote Stein.Ray Ratto of Deadspin even declared that the Raptors “are the new Golden State Warriors.”“The Golden State Warriors are finally all about the trailing step, the anxious shot, and the slumped shoulder,” wrote Ratto. “They are what they destroyed for years.”In the San Francisco Chronicle, Bruce Jenkins says that the Raptors’ strategy of using big players have overwhelmed the Warriors’ use of small lineups.“The Toronto Raptors have a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals partly because they have overwhelmed the Warriors with gifted big man Marc Gasol, the bruising Serge Ibaka, the supremely athletic Pascal Siakam and that punishing small forward for the ages, Kawhi Leonard,” Jenkins wrote.Tim Legler of ESPN also agrees, and says the Warriors’ defence needs Kevin Durant to come back.“Toronto’s playing big and physical. Serge Ibaka, Pascal Siakam, Gasol … (are) causing the Warriors so many problems because they’re playing small lineups,” he said on Saturday.Read more:Bruce Arthur: Raptors’ run to within one win of title has come on the shoulders of KawhiThe success of Raptors centre Serge Ibaka is often a chip off the old blockFor Joe Carter, Raptors’ run brings back memories of Toronto’s World Series feverWhat does this mean for ...


 
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