Kyle Lowry had 26 points (15 in the first quarter) and 10 assists, and the Toronto Raptors went on a 12-3 run in the fourth quarter to beat the defending champion Golden State Warriors 114-110 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to win the championship.
The Warriors led 99-96 with 6:00 left in the fourth quarter. Fred VanVleet’s step-back 3-pointer put the Raptors ahead for good with 3:46 left. He scored 6 points during the run, and they led 108-102 with 2:14 left.
The Warriors got within 111-110 on Stephen Curry’s 2 free throws with 18 seconds to play, but Kawhi Leonard answered with 3 free throws, and the Warriors got no closer.
Pascal Siakam’s 13-foot floater with 28.5 seconds left made it 111-108, and Leonard’s 3 free throws with 0.9 seconds left put it away at 114-110.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the Warriors 15-8. In the fourth quarter, Draymond Green had 2 of his 3 steals, both with the game within five points.
Siakam had 26 points and 10 rebounds. VanVleet added 22 points with 5 3-pointers off the bench, and Leonard scored 22 points. The Raptors had 4 20-point scorers.
For the Warriors, Klay Thompson scored 30 points (12 in the third quarter) on 8 for 12 shooting, and Andre Iguodala added 22 points on 9 for 15 shooting. Curry had 21 points and 7 assists. The Warriors had 3 20-point scorers.
The Warriors committed 17 turnovers to the Raptors’ 12. The Raptors were outscored 36-26 in 15 minutes with Lowry, Gasol, Leonard, Siakam and VanVleet on the floor together.