Toronto Raptors onto the ECF

On Sunday night playoff match, Game 7 between the Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors, most people were on the edge of their seats to see who would come victorious and advance to the semi-finals of the NBA season. Raptors with the home court advantage on this tiebreaker decision maker showed who really was the better team with great finesse and teamwork, the Raptors came up on top to win Game 7 and send the Heat packing back to the sunny state of Miami, (89-116).
Kyle Lowry led the charge putting up 35 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists with Demar DeRozan backing him up with 28 points and 8 rebounds. The Raptors showed great teamwork with their starting line up scoring more than 10 points each and a total of 50 team rebounds to break through with the lead in the 4th quarter, outscoring the Heat (30-11 in the 4th).

(Video Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yQfaPnrBck)

The Toronto Raptors proceed to the Eastern Conference Finals where they match up against Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, whilst the Oklahoma City Thunder meet the Golden State Warriors for the Western Conference Finals. These games are not to miss, stay tuned! 

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The Portland Trail Blazers defeat The Golden State Warriors

The Portland Trail Blazers vs. The Golden State Warriors - Game 3

Going into this game, I had high hopes for the Golden State Warriors to take this one home especially with a star player such as Stephen Curry. Unfortunately for me and fortunately for many others, I was wrong. The Portland Trail Blazers, took this one in the bag scoring 120-108 in their favour.

From the start I was definitely expecting a strong match from both teams, there's no doubt about that. In the previous games, we've seen a strong contestant in the Portland team - Dame Lillard, who has consistently played to his best. One notable trend to point out is that Lillard has amazingly scored over 40 points for all of the three games at home against the Golden State Warrirors. To add further to Lillard's strong game ability, he is definitely someone you would not want to face on the opposing team to you, as every time there was a glimmer of hope for the Golden State Warriors when Klay or Green take the ball, we just find it to shattered soon after Lillard gets his hands on the ball.

Overall, a great performance by Dame Lillard, with another honourable mention to Draymond Green for his showcase of talent as well, which definitely helped out with keeping the scores high for the Golden State Warriors. His efforts should not go unnoticed as I was simply blown away.

Please find some awesome highlights of the game below.

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