(As of 12:01 AM)
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 123 Golden State Warriors 109
The Raptors outscored the Warriors in each quarter to take a 2-1 series lead in the NBA Finals.
Kawhi Leonard led six Raptors in double figures with 30 points.
Kawhi Leonard’s 13th 30-point game of the #NBAPlayoffs leads the @Raptors to a 2-1 #NBAFinals lead! #SAPStatLineOfTheNight pic.twitter.com/Xw1x8u3h6S
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) June 6, 2019
Danny Green had six three-pointers in an 18-point performance for Toronto.
The Raptors made 17 three-pointers, tied for the most by any team on the road in Finals history.
Serge Ibaka added 6 blocks for Toronto, a Finals record for most in a game by a player coming off the bench.
Stephen Curry had a playoff-best 47 points for the banged-up Warriors, who lost for the first time in six games at Oracle Arena.
#WETHENORTH@kawhileonard (30 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST), @Klow7 (23 PTS, 5 3PM, 9 AST), & @DGreen_14 (18 PTS, 6 3PM) all come up big in the @Raptors (2-1) Game 3 win on the road! #NBAFinals
Game 4: Friday (6/7), 9pm/et, ABC & TSN pic.twitter.com/KkX4NqvgWT
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2019
Golden State played without both Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant.
Thompson is expected to return for Game 4 Friday night at 6:00 in Oakland.
Toronto is 4-4 on the road this postseason (9-3 at home).
WARRIORS/RAPTORS SCHEDULE (PT)
Thu May 30th–Game 1 Golden State at Toronto RAPTORS WON 118-109
Sun June 2nd–Game 2 Golden State at Toronto WARRIORS WON 109-104
Wed June 5th–Game 3 Toronto at Golden State RAPTORS WON 123-109
Fri June 7th—Game 4 Toronto at Golden State 6 PM
Mon June 10th–Game 5 Golden State at Toronto 6 PM
Thu June 13th–Game 6* Toronto at Golden State 6 PM
Sun June 16th–Game 7* Golden State at Toronto 5 PM
NHL:
Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara is a game-time decision.
The Bruins host the St. Louis Blues tonight in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final with the series tied 2-2.
The 42-year-old Chara is dealing with a suspected fractured jaw.
2019 Stanley Cup Final Schedule/Results (All games 5 PM PT)
Game 1 May 27–St. Louis at Boston BRUINS WON 4-2
Game 2 May 29–St. Louis at Boston BLUES WON 3-2 IN OT
Game 3 June 1–Boston at St. Louis BRUINS WON 7-2
Game 4 June 3–Boston at St. Louis BLUES WON 4-2
Game 5 June 6–St. Louis at Boston
Game 6 June 9–Boston at St. Louis
*Game 7 June 12–St. Louis at Boston
* If Necessary
WHL:
The Spokane Chiefs have joined the Prince George Cougars and Kamloops Blazers as WHL teams searching for a head coach.
Dan Lambert, the Chiefs head coach for the last two years, is leaving Spokane to become an assistant coach with the Nashville Predators.
Chiefs head coach Dan Lambert (@DanLambert15) has accepted a coaching position with @PredsNHL.
Congratulations, Lambo!
? | https://t.co/7jdTpWxJQ9#GoChiefsGo #OnceAChief #Preds pic.twitter.com/ETqZJ8vSC1
— Spokane Chiefs (@spokanechiefs) June 4, 2019
PG SENIOR LACROSSE:
Northland Nissan Assault 14 RPR Mechanical/JR Construction Bandits 11
PG Senior Lacrosse tonight (Thursday) at 8:00 at Kin 1 features the 9-0 Westwood Pub Devils against the 5-4 Mackenzie Lumberjacks.
League Standings: (As of June 6th morning)
Westwood Pub Devils 9-0
Northland Nissan Assault 6-4
Mackenzie Conifex Power Lumberjacks 5-4
RPR Mechanical/JR Construction Bandits 3-7
Quesnel Summit Electric Crossfire 1-9
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 11 New York Yankees 7
The 23-38 Jays go for a three-game sweep of the AL East-leading Yankees tonight in Toronto.
The Blue Jays schedule/results right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
Roger Federer will play 11-time champ Rafael Nadal in the men’s semifinals on Friday at the French Open.
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic won his quarterfinals in straight sets over #5 Alexander Zverev.