Reigning NBA champions Toronto Raptors are more alive than ever after winning Game 4 of their crossing of Semifinals in the Eastern Conference 100-93 against the Boston Celtics and even the series to two wins per franchise.
The performance of the ‘Little Boss’ Kyle Lowry and Pascal Siakam was deternimante; however, there was an additional element that favored those led by coach Nick Nurse, the certainty from the shots beyond the arc.
In Game 4 Canada, who had fought beyond the arc in the first 3 games of this series, making just 34 of 120 attempts, hit half of that total on just 44 attempts on Saturday.
That change in strategy and the right aim led the Raptors to make 10 more triples than the Celtics and that, in addition to the victory, earned them to tie in their best 3-point differential in a playoff game in the history of the franchise. ; did the same thing last year against the Philadelphia 76ers, according to research by ESPN Stats & Info.
After being down in the series 2-0 and after winning Games 3 and 4, it seems that the monarchs found the tune and the formula to stop Boston, as the Raptors understood that the triples were key to go ahead and after this game became the third team in NBA postseason history in which 3 players attempt more than 10 shots of three in a single matchup to join the Houston Rockets, who on April 18, 2018 had 4 players with more than 10 attempts from the arc and the Dallas Mavericks, who on May 10, 2003 saw 3 of their own do it.
The momentum of the triples and the effective combination between Siakam and Lowry were decisive to see a game that, although it was closed, always saw the Canadians ahead on the scoreboard.
At the end of the night, Lowry and Siakam became the first pair of teammates in Raptors history to record 20 points and 10 rebounds in a single playoff game.
The offensive tables also played a determining role, as the Raptors had 8 offensive rebounds and made the most of them, scoring 24 second-chance points.
Game 5 between the Celtics and Raptors will be on Monday.
With information from ESPN Stats & Info.
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