Toronto comes to life with a triple over the horn

A formidable triple by the British OG Anunoby, half a second from the end, saved the Toronto Raptors (104-103), current NBA champions, when the Celtics already took their 3-0 in the Eastern semifinals for granted.

An oxygen balloon in the form of a miracle shot, which allows the Raptors to extend their fight to defend their ring.

In another spectacular final in these playoffs at Disney World (Orlando), Celtics guard

had possession, with five seconds to go and with the score tied at 101. Walker, covered with a double mark, found his teammate who was alone,

, and he assisted him to score with only 0.5 seconds left to play and it seemed that the victory would fall on the side of the Celtics.

But Raptors point guard

, the

from the

, sent a precise serve over the arms of

, the tallest player in the NBA at 2.26m tall, to the corner. contrary.

There he was unbranded Anunoby, who received the ball and threw a triple just before the horn sounded, which turned the score around for the Raptors.

"I was hoping to get him in," Anunoby, a 23-year-old forward who averaged 10.6 points and 1.3 3-pointers per game this season, later said.

"I do not shoot trying to miss, every shot I try is to get it, so it did not surprise me," said the player calmly, who acknowledged that he had not scored a winning shot since high school.

The Raptors had seen themselves in many moments of the game on the edge of the abyss, with the Celtics overtaking them again with the speed of Kemba Walker (29 points), Jaylen Brown (19) and Marcus Smart (11).

Star

, on the other hand, was off the mark (5/18) and stayed at 15 points.

The best of the Raptors was

, who at 34 rested less than two minutes throughout the game.

The point guard had 31 points, six rebounds and eight assists.

Anunoby, the protagonist of the final, achieved his most complete game of the playoffs with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Clippers overwhelm exhausted Nuggets

Kawhi Leonard and his Clippers solved with a resounding 120-97 the first game of the Western Conference semifinals against the Denver Nuggets, who paid for the effort of the frantic first-round series against the Utah Jazz.

For the Clippers, Leonard added 29 points in just 31 minutes and his squire Paul George another 19.

With his memorable duels against

, Jamal Murray was the hero of the series against the Jazz, averaging 31.6 points per game and reaching at least 50 points in two of the games.

"You can say anything, it will be true," Jokic told the media.

"It was a bad, bad night for us."

The Clippers finished with 57.1% shooting from the field and 41.7% 3-point shooting, while the Nuggets stayed at 42.2% and 25%.

Due to the tight schedule set by the NBA to finish the season before October 13, Denver only had 48 hours of rest after the dramatic seventh game against the Jazz, who had the last pitch to win but

missed his triple.

The Clippers, on the other hand, were able to prepare the series against the Nuggets from Sunday, when they settled their tie against the Dallas Mavericks 4-2.

"They are going to put us to the test. This will be a great challenge," acknowledged Denver coach

.

"These Clippers are a team that many have as favorites to win the championship."

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