At 6 p.m., the game officially began.
The Warriors' starting lineup was:
Point Guard: Jordan Poole;
Shooting Guard: Seth Curry;
Small Forward: Kuminga;
Power Forward: Malon Sar;
Center: Jaden Okongu.
Everyone in the Warriors' lineup could shoot threes except Jaden Okongu, especially Seth Curry.
Although their center, Jaden Okongu, looked a little slender, he was incredibly athletic and could run and jump.
He often pulled off alley-oops and powerful dunks after catching the ball on the move.
The Raptors had made a change to their starting lineup:
Point Guard: Mad Tiger Tagore;
Shooting Guard: Wang Yi;
Small Forward: Zhang Yu;
Power Forward: Big Lock Rock;
Center: Akur.
They were going with a five-defender lineup.
The teams gathered at center court for the jump ball. Akur faced off against the equally explosive Okongu.
They both got a hand on the ball at the same time, tipping it high into the air;
then both jumped again to reach for it.
They tipped it up once more, then jumped again to tip it. After three consecutive jumps, Okongu finally got a touch and tipped the ball to Seth Curry.
Seth Curry passed to Kuminga, who charged upcourt ahead of everyone else and drove toward the basket.
Fortunately, Big Lock Rock had already made it back to the frontcourt and was there to defend the basket.
Kuminga couldn't go straight up for a layup, so he passed to Seth Curry, who was trailing the play.
Seth Curry didn't hesitate after catching the ball. He went straight up for a three.
The shot traced a perfect arc before swishing through the net.
A three right out of the gate—he was on fire.
But as soon as they made their three, the Raptors launched a fast break.
Wang Yi pushed the ball upcourt quickly, while Big