NBA Finals Warriors seek one last win in farewell to NBA's oldest arena
The HinduThere's one last tipoff coming for the Golden State Warriors at the NBA's oldest arena, with the reigning league champion hoping to pull off one last victory for Oakland fans. The Warriors defeated Toronto 106-105 Monday to pull within 3-2 in the best-of-seven NBA Finals, forcing a game six Thursday at Oracle Arena. “We owe our fans one more game in Oracle.” READ | NBA Finals 2019: Warriors' Kevin Durant leaves Game 5 With Golden State moving to a new $1 billion arena in San Francisco for next season, the playoff match-up marks the final contest at the 53-year-old venue, which the Warriors have called home since 1971. It has been great to myself and all the guys that I've played with and we definitely want to close it out the right way and hang another banner on our way out.” Warriors swingman Andre Iguodala, the 2015 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, recalled a seven-game first round playoff loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in 2013 when asked about his favourite moments, recalling the loud support from a fan base that had seen only two prior playoff trips since 1994.