OAKLAND, Calif. — The terms for Game 3 weren’t set until moments before tipoff, when the Golden State Warriors finally confirmed that Klay Thompson would miss the first playoff game of his career because of a hamstring injury. That news stripped the night of its complexity, leaving this: Stephen Curry would be left to wage a one-man battle with the Toronto Raptors, with the winner taking a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals.
With Thompson, Kevin Durant and Kevon Looney sidelined, the Warriors needed nothing short of a spectacular performance from Curry. The two-time MVP delivered, but his 47-point tour de force wasn’t enough against the balanced and steady Raptors, who reclaimed home-court advantage with a 123-109 win at Oracle Arena.
