Stephen Curry celebrates a comeback victory [Source: EPA]

The Warriors stay alive and force a Game 6 back at Oracle after a dramatic 106-105 victory in Game 5 over the Toronto Raptors to close their deficit in the series to 3-2.

They briefly got Kevin Durant back before he re-injured his leg in the second quarter.

Durant and the Warriors got off to a red-hot start, making their first five 3-pointers to jump out to an early lead.

Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson scored or assisted on 77 of the Warriors 106 points.

Their 57 combined points were their 3rd most in a Finals game. pic.twitter.com/Gn6H3t85t8

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 11, 2019

Their defense wasn’t able to match their offense, though, and the Raptors quickly got back into the game, even taking a lead of their own for a short time. Once Durant re-entered the game late in the quarter, the Warriors went on another nice run to build a comfortable lead after the first 12 minutes.

Unfortunately for the Warriors and Durant, the feel-good story turned into a nightmare early in the second quarter when he re-injured his right leg and was ultimately ruled out of the remainder of the game.

WHAT A FINISH.

The final shot is off, and it’s headed back to Oracle. pic.twitter.com/PDSoD0O1N4

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 11, 2019

Raptors fans initially cheered the injury before being told to calm down by players on the court, as Durant was helped back to the locker room.

After Durant left the game, the Warriors got a nice boost from DeMarcus Cousins on the offensive end and managed to extend their lead to as much as 13 points.

The Raptors managed to work their way back into the game thanks to some better effort on the defensive end that forced a number of turnovers and led to easy baskets on the other end.

“An incredible win, and a horrible loss at the same time.”

Steve Kerr explains the emotions surrounding the Warriors Game 5 win and Kevin Durant’s injury. pic.twitter.com/xsJbLCDYfA

— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) June 11, 2019

Still, the Warriors maintained their six-point advantage going into the half.

Golden State began the second half much like they did the first, which is to say they couldn’t miss from downtown.

They quickly rebuilt their double-digit lead, pushing the advantage up to 14 points.

But as they’ve done all night, the Raptors hung around, refusing to go away with the title within their grasp.

For all of the runs from each team, the Warriors once again maintained their six-point lead after the third.

In the fourth quarter, the Warriors hung on to their lead for as long as they could, but with the 3-point shots not falling, the Raptors soon took control. And they did so thanks to their main man, Kawhi Leonard.

The “Board Man” put on a show late in the fourth, drilling all sorts of big shots to put the Raptors in front.

Then, just as quickly as their lead disappeared, the Warriors jumped back in front thanks to two straight 3s from the Splash Brothers.

In the end, despite a few mistakes down the stretch, the Dubs hung on for the huge win.

Steph Curry and Klay Thompson combined for 57 points to lead the Warriors, while Kawhi Leonard put up 26 points to lead six different Raptors in double figures.

[Source: cbssports]