Nag-e-expect na si Kawhi
TORONTO - Alam ni Raptors superstar forward Kawhi Leonard na tatapunan siya ng Golden State Warriors ng mga double teams sa Game Two ng 2019 NBA Finals ngayon.
Mas matutuwa siya kapag nangyari ito.
“I come into the game just trying to win,” sabi ng three-time NBA All-Star sa mga reporters. “If I have my mindset on just trying to score the ball, yeah, it could be difficult. But I’m trying to make the right play out there, and obviously if there are two people on me, somebody is open.”
Ang tinutukoy ni Leonard na bumida sa 118-109 panalo ng Toronto sa Game One noong Huwebes ay si Cameroonian Pascal Siakam, umiskor ng playoff career high na 32 points.
Itinuring underdog ang Raptors laban sa Warriors sa NBA Finals game na idinaos sa labas ng United States sa unang pagkakataon.
Hindi basketball ang No. 1 sport sa Canada, kundi ice hockey.
“Coming in, I wanted to be able to contribute to the team and be able to get them to this point, and we’re doing it so far,” sabi ng Toronto leading scorer. “I just feel like I did something special for them, just this group, just being able to be the first team to get to the NBA Finals for Toronto,” dagdag pa nito.
Ang kanyang playoff average na 30.7 points ay bumaba nang limita-han siya ng Golden State sa 23 points sa Game One.
Dapat makakuha ng solidong suporta si Leonard sa kanilang pagsagupa sa Warriors at kay star guard Stephen Curry.
“I call him a transformational player,” sabi ni Raptors head coach Nick Nurse kay Curry. “He’s got kids all over the world shooting from 40 feet away.” “I think even as you’ve seen the three-point shot become so rapidly used in the last three or four years, a lot of that is because of Golden State and Steph and Klay (Thompson) and some of the other guys,” dagdag pa nito.
Tumipa si Curry ng 34 points sa Game One.
Ayon naman kay Leonard, isang bagay lang ang maaaring makapigil kay Curry, inihatid ang Golden State sa tatlong NBA titles.
“Chase him as hard as you can,” wika ng two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
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