Curry leads GSW to win on his return from injury
Los Angeles, May 2: LeBron James’s “worst” was too much for Toronto on Tuesday as the Cleveland superstar and his Cavs teammates rallied to stun the Toronto Raptors 113-112 in overtime in Game One of their NBA playoff second-round series.
It was a heart-breaker for the Raptors, who led throughout regulation only to see James knot the score at 105-105 with 30.9 seconds left in regulation.
Cleveland’s Kyle Korver opened overtime with a three-pointer and the Cavs held on for the victory and a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference set.
After the high drama in Toronto, all eyes were on Stephen Curry in Oakland, where the twotime NBA Most Valuable Player scored 28 points in his return from a 16game injury absence to help the reigning champion Golden State Warriors to a 121-116 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Warriors took a 2-0 lead in their best-ofseven Western Conference series, with Curry looking fit and confident as he came off the bench late in the first quarter. “Everything changed as soon as he walked on the floor,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said of Curry’s impact.
Curry had not played since suffering a sprained left knee ligament on March 23.
But he got off to a confident start, quickly draining a three-pointer, and the Warriors, who trailed 18-11 when Curry entered the game, were up 58-55 by halftime. Curry connected on eight of 15 shots from the field and five-of-10 from threepoint range. He pulled down seven rebounds with two assists and three steals.