Cause and Effect Golden State Warriors lose with Toronto Raptors in NBA Finals 2019

Game 3

By Imam Bukhori (0517040016) D4 K3 IV A

The Golden State Warriors (GSW) is a basketball team from Oakland, California USA.
This team is a defending champions and has often won the NBA. The GSW coached by Steve
Kerr has won the NBA as much as 5 times. With a AllStar first-team squad, GSW is predicted to
win the NBA 2019.

NBA Finals 2019 is a bad Finals for GSW. In game 3, GSW lost many players due to
injuries such as Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Kevon Looney. Kevin Durant and Klay
Thompson are GSW All star players, without the presence of these two GSW players which were
only reinforced by Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and DeMarcus Cousins were not able to
play well.

The tight defense from the Toronto Raptors also made the GSW unable to play well. The
team under coach Nick Nurse made GSW do 15 Turnovers. Serge Ibaka's Power Forward
Toronto Raptors also made it difficult for the GSW game, Ibaka did 6 times blocking from GSW
attacks.

The GSW game was further complicated by the good play from Kahwi Leonard, MVP in
game 3. Kahwi Leonard recorded 30 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 stealth and 2 blocks in this
match. In addition, the roles of Kyle Lowry and Danny Green with a 3 point shot made the
difference in Toronto's score even wider.

As a result, with the difficulty received by the GSW, the GSW had to surrender from the
Toronto Raptors 109 - 123. This made the GSW's chance to reach the 6th championship title
increasingly difficult. Especially with Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant who still cannot be sure
to play in game 4.

GSW must win in the next game if they want to prevent the Toronto Raptors from setting
a new history in the NBA with a victory after 24 years competing in the most prestigious
basketball event in the world. Their defense must be even more tight and not do a lot of
turnovers. the role of DeMarcus Cousins and Draymond Green must be improved to prevent
attacks by Toronto Raptors.